A Shelbyville man has been charged in connection with alleged incidents involving teenagers near his home.
The Shelbyville Times-Gazette reports that Richard Taylor Napper, 68, of Landers Street is charged with four counts of aggravated statutory rape and one count of violation of an order of protection.
Police say, Napper allegedly purchased gifts for several youths living in the southeastern area of Shelbyville and committed inappropriate acts with them in his home.
He is being held on $200,000 bond.

Tennesseans joined the rest of the country in paying off almost $35 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of this year, according to a study released this week by the credit card comparison site CardHub. While the accomplishment may sound promising, Jill Gonzalez, the group’s spokeswoman, says it’s important to note that consumers accrued almost $46 billion in debt in the last quarter of 2014. “We’re getting farther from the recession, a lot of people say we’re not all the way out of it yet, but I think consumers are now willing and wanting to spend more,” she says. “Unfortunately they’re still spending money that they don’t necessarily have.” To reduce your credit card debt, Gonzalez recommends paying off cards with the highest interest rates first, or transferring debt on those cards to low interest cards. She says it’s also important not to fall behind on credit card payments because delinquency impacts your credit score significantly. Thirty-one percent of the population in Nashville has to use credit and the average credit score is 658 out of 800. Another method to manage spending is called the island approach, which involves using different credit cards for different categories of transactions. For example, you could transfer existing debt to a zero percent interest card, and use another card for ongoing spending that offers rewards points. Gonzalez emphasizes having a budget is key. “Making a budget, sticking to it,” she stresses. “That’s kind of the age old advice, but really just spending less than you have to begin with and then the money that you are spending, make sure you’re setting it aside to pay off your debt.” In addition to paying off debt, experts recommend building an emergency fund in case of job loss or an unexpected illness.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival officials report that a man in his 40’s died around 2 a.m. Friday morning.
According to various reports, officials say the death appeared to be related to a pre-existing cardiac issue.
The man was aided by the festival’s medical staff quickly after collapsing.
The man’s identity was not released.
Bonnaroo officials reported no other major health-related issues at this year’s festival as of Sunday afternoon.
In other Bonnaroo news Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves reports that his department had issued 120 citations as of Sunday morning and the total amount of arrests was 66 as of Sunday. The arrests total is for all law enforcement agencies.
We’ll have an update on arrests and citations on Tuesday’s news.

Late last week Tennessee State Trooper Tommy Lyles stopped a black Cadillac Escalade on I-24 eastbound around the 124 mile marker in Coffee County. The vehicle was speeding doing 90mph in 60 mph construction zone. The subject initially stopped, but it was later discovered that the driver was wanted out of Wisconsin for a probation violation, on a charge of armed robbery. The trooper then noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and requested a K9 unit from the Coffee County Sheriff’s department to assist with the stop. The trooper then advised dispatch that he was in pursuit of the Cadillac Escalade. It was at this time there were 2 Coffee County Sheriff’s units assisting the trooper. The trooper then advised that the subject crashed at the 134.5 mile marker and continued on eastbound. As the pursuit reached the 134 mile marker the Monteagle Police officers who were assisting the trooper as well, attempted to box the vehicle in and were almost struck by the fleeing suspect. The driver then lost control of the vehicle and started to spin, the vehicle was struck on the driver’s side door by a Monteagle PD unit. The driver of the vehicle, then attempted to back over and ram the Monteagle PD unit. Trooper Lyles then struck the vehicle in the driver’s side door and the Coffee County unit struck the vehicle in the rear, pinning the fleeing vehicle in the ditch. The pursuit reached speeds up to 108 mph, and lasted approximately 11 minutes. There were 3 total occupants in the fleeing vehicle, who did not sustain any injuries and were all taken into custody. The warrant out of Wisconsin was confirmed and a hold was put on the driver Bernard Drew Levell Jr. He’ll be extradited back to Wisconsin. He was booked at the Coffee County Jail under a $525,000 bond.