The Franklin County boy found guilty of reckless homicide in the death of 11 year old Sienna Dusk Owens has been sentenced to state custody.
The boy who was 12 at the time of the December 2015 shooting at his home on Honey Lane in Franklin County was ordered by Franklin County Juvenile Judge Thomas Faris to state custody with a review of the case on March 8.
According to Franklin County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Chris Guess, Owens suffered a gunshot wound to her upper back from a 20-gauge shotgun during an incident that occurred in the home the boy shared with his mother, Jennifer Amacher, on Dec. 11, 2015.
According to Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller, after the shooting a responding deputy attempted to perform CPR on the girl until medical personnel arrived. She was transported to Southern Tennessee Regional Health System where she was pronounced dead.
Owens and the boy were classmates and several other children allegedly witnessed the shooting.
The boy’s mother has been indicted on charges of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and is scheduled to go on trial Dec. 15.
The boy is represented by Tullahoma attorneys Bobby Carter and Randall Morrison.
Franklin County Assistant District Attorney Steve Blount prosecuted the case.

If you are looking at building in Coffee County, fees for building permits are changing effective Jan 1, 2017.
Members of the planning commission agreed to hire an inspector to perform the codes inspections for the county. The codes inspections in the county are currently done by the state.
When the state does the inspections, the state collects the money from the fees, and the county keeps $15 per building permit issued. On average, there are about 25 building permits issued each month.
The members of the county planning commission decided to go back to the way inspections were done prior to the state performing those inspections.
For example, if you want to build a house valued at $90,000, you will pay $570 through the county instead of $450, which is the fee through the state.
The intent is for more money to be collected by the county instead of letting the state profit from performing the codes inspections and issuing the building permits.
Comparing fees: Let’s say you want to build a 2,000-square-foot house valued at $150,000. Starting 2017, in Coffee County, a building permit for such a house will cost $760. In comparison, a building permit for the same house in Bedford County, costs $2,739. In Franklin County, a building permit for that house will cost you $250. (Story compliments of the Tullahoma News)

No one was injured in a tanker truck and a car accident Tuesday morning around 10:15 a.m. on Cedar Lane in Tullahoma. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Josh Yates, a truck operated by Hank Williams, 60, of Morrison and a car operated by Kala Marie Small, 27, of Lynchburg collided at the intersection of the street behind Hardees on Cedar Lane. NO one was injured however, due to the car going under the truck, Coffee County Ambulance Service responded as did the Tullahoma Fire Department. No charges were filed.
Traffic in the area of Cedar Lane at North Jackson Street intersection was snarled for about an hour while emergency personnel worked and the vehicles were removed from the scene.
Sgt. Phil Henderson assisted in the investigation.

A possible murder is being investigated in Bedford County. The body of 51 year-old Robert Timothy Perkins was found just inside the front door of his burning house early Friday night, Dec. 2, 2016.
According to Bedford County Sheriff Austin Swing, the man’s manufactured home was severely damaged from the fire, but was not a total loss.
Evidence has been turned over to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation crime lab and the state bomb and arson squad.