On Thursday March 2, 2017 Franklin County Sheriff’s Office personnel executed a search warrant at 1920 Oak Grove Rd Decherd, TN. The search resulted in law enforcement discovering components consistent with the production of methamphetamine, equipment and materials used in producing marijuana and various stolen items were recovered as well.
Authorities also anticipate charges of animal cruelty being presented to a Franklin County grand jury as well as charges for the alleged offenses.
No names were given by authorities.

As it now stands in Tennessee, only a registered nurse can provide basic health care to in-home patients. While the law may sound logical on paper, state Rep. Darren Jernigan, D-Nashville, said he experienced firsthand how that requirement may complicate things for patients as they seek care at home.
Wheelchair-bound after an accident, Jernigan said, his home health aide couldn’t hand him a bottle of medicine.
“My medicine I’d been taking for 20 years got put right out of arm’s reach,” he explained. “I said, ‘You mean to tell me you can’t hand me that bottle?’ And she said, ‘No, I can’t.’ It just defied common sense to me.”
Jernigan is a cosponsor of House Bill 0968, to allow medical professionals to delegate some health-maintenance tasks to a paid care worker. Reps. Matthew Hill, R-Jonesborough, and Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, also are cosponsors.
Opponents argue it could remove responsibilities that should be handled by a trained nurse, and could potentially put a patient at risk. But supporters of the bill say, because many patients can’t afford a registered nurse in home care, this offers an opportunity for a trained medical professional to offer some of that care.
Jernigan says based on his experience, home-health aides should at least be able to connect patients with medication already directed by a medical professional.
“I seriously think there’s little, minor maintenance health-care decisions that can be made, under delegation of a nurse, that someone can go in and do that, especially if there’s a plan in place,” said Jernigan.
AARP Tennessee and patient-advocacy groups are among the bill’s supporters. According to the Pew Research Center, for the next 20 years, an average of 10,000 people each day will reach age 65 nationwide.

We have more information on theft of money from the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center.
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller has resulted in the indictment of Alyce Heifner, the former general manager of the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. Heifner stole at least $31,000 from the conference center over 15 months.
Investigators determined Heifner used multiple schemes to steal money.
She made personal purchases using the conference center’s credit and debit cards. These purchases included clothing, a big screen TV, and a personal trip to Europe. Heifner also took cash from the conference center’s bank account, and she received pay and a reimbursement to which she wasn’t entitled.
Heifner was able to conceal her activity by removing pages from bank statements and credit card statements. She also submitted incorrect and misleading financial reports to The Public Building Authority of Coffee County, Tennessee (PBA) board.
Alyce Heifner admitted to Comptroller investigators that she took the money because she was angry at the PBA board for not supporting her, and because she was angry at the Coffee County community for the way she was treated. Heifner resigned her position on December 4, 2015.
In December 2016, Alyce Heifner was indicted by the Coffee County Grand Jury on one count of theft over $10,000 and two counts of official misconduct.
According to circuit court records, Heifner informed Coffee County Circuit Court Judge Craig Johnson that she was planning on hiring an attorney to defend her. She will return to court on March 28 with her attorney.
“Board members must ensure they provide oversight when there’s a possibility that money can be stolen,” said Comptroller Justin P. Wilson. “Even something as simple as opening the mail and reviewing bank statements should help deter theft. I am pleased to note the board has corrected these weaknesses.”
If you suspect fraud, waste or abuse of public money in Tennessee, call the Comptroller’s toll-free hotline at (800) 232-5454, or file a report online at: www.comptroller.tn.gov/hotline.

A Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective says that Jared Partin, accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend last week has been charged with murder.
Lead Detective Steve Craig said that 29-year old Carly Hassett of Millersburg Road in Bell Buckle was pronounced dead at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.
Detectives are still investigating the circumstances of Hassett’s murder. Anyone with pertinent information about the murder is asked to contact Craig at 615-904-3071.
Partin is being held without bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is set March 23rd in General Sessions Court