Four Coffee County offices are housed in the Justice Center building in Manchester and have had storage issues for some time. The offices are the Circuit Court Clerk, Chancery Court, Clerk and Master, Youth Services, and Probation. Coffee County officials are trying to improve the situation by transforming some of the cell blocks at the old jail into storage rooms to be used by county offices. The old jail is located next to the Justice Center building.
The intent is for the offices to move some of the older files to the soon-to-be-renovated storage area at the old jail. Three cells have been cleaned up and painted to allow the circuit court clerk’s office to move older files to the old jail for storage and officials are waiting for more room to be made in six cells for the other offices.

A 59 year old Franklin County woman is being held in the Franklin County Jail under a $30,000 bond after being arrested for 3 counts of statutory rape. Janis M. Hill of Wilder’s Chapel Road, Decherd was arrested last week after being indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on the charges. The indictments allege that the woman had sex with a boy who was at least 13 years old but under 18 on least three times. The charges were brought to the attention of the sheriff’s department and Investigator Andrea Davidson investigated. According to Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller, the investigation into the case is continuing.

The Manchester Police Department would like to thank Harden Signs for creating and donating the “thin blue line” banner and installing it on the outside wall of city hall as a show of respect for the law enforcement community.
Manchester Police Department says that Harden Signs has been a local business in Manchester for many years and has always worked hard to support their community. All those at the department are sending their prayers for all of the law enforcement agencies and their families that have dealt with unimaginable violence and loss over the past couple weeks.
Brian Harden says that Alderman Cheryl Swann came to them with the idea and they were more than happy to do it. Brian and his brother Jamie just felt like with all that’s going on in our nation with the attacks on our police and first responders that they wanted to donate the banner. Harden says it was Harden Signs’ way of saying, guys we’ve got your back and felt like with local citizens driving by, it would remind them to keep local officers in their thoughts and prayers.

Just exactly what was trying to break into a Cannon County residence recently is the question that the TWRA is searching to provide the answer for.
According to Cannon County Sheriff Department reports, Deputies were dispatched to a Vanhooser Road on Monday in reference to someone or something trying to break down the back door to the house. The resident stated that something was beating on the door before the call was made.
Upon further investigation, bite marks on the side paneling were visible along with claw marks in several spots along the door. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency were contacted and they came out and took samples for further investigation.
The damage was done to the back door of the house. Scratch marks were visible along the door and 2 pieces of side paneling on the house had been ripped off. Reports indicate a pane of glass had also been cracked on a low lying window.
The investigation is continuing. (WGNS Radio)

On June 24 Jessica Campos age 28 of Murfreesboro, was killed when her car was struck by a vehicle driven by Garieon Simmons of Decherd.
Authorities were pursuing Simmons after he reportedly stole a Cadillac Escalade from the Coffee County Funeral Chapel on the McMinnville Highway in Manchester. At times Simmons was allegedly traveling on the wrong side of the road including Interstate 24.
The family of Campos has filed a $10 million lawsuit. Campos’ husband, Edgar Campos, filed the lawsuit in Rutherford County Monday through the Law Office of Ivan Lopez and Andrew Love.
The defendants are Simmons, the Coffee County and Rutherford County sheriff’s departments and Manchester Funeral Home and its owner, Tim Kilgore.

Andrew Levi Jefferson… Photo of the man is from a previous arrest and provided by the CCSD

On Tuesday, Investigators with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department working alongside Investigators with the Tullahoma Police Department arrested a wanted fugitive from Coffee County.
Andrew Jefferson age 35 of East Moore St in Tullahoma was wanted on at least 11 warrants. Also arrested was Chelsea Lynette Nunley age 28 of Tullahoma with accessory after the fact.

Chelsea Lynette Nunley… Photo of the woman is from a previous arrest and provided by the CCSD.

When Jefferson was taken into custody he was found to be possession of what is believed to be 4 grams of cocaine and allegedly a stolen Taurus 9mm pistol. He’ll face additional charges on those 2 counts.
Jefferson was booked in at the Coffee County Jail, with no court date nor bond announcement at this time. Nunley is being held at the jail under a $10,000 bond and she’ll be in court on August 15, 2016.