The case involving the shooting of an 18-month old boy last week by his 3-year-old brother will be presented to the April term of the Coffee County Grand Jury. The decision was made last week by District Attorney Craig Northcott after evidence in the case was presented to him by Coffee County Sheriff Sgt. Danny Ferrell.
According to Ferrell, on March 3 the three year old found a .25 caliber pistol and shot his brother in the head. The incident occurred at a residence on A Street in Hillsboro.
The child was transported to Manchester Medical Center and later transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where, according to Ferrell, he is in stable condition. The child may be released soon from the hospital.
Ferrell reviewed the evidence with the DA Friday afternoon and the determination was to present the evidence to the April term of grand jury and let them review the evidence and decide if any criminal charges should be filed.
Martin Anderson and Brittany Cargille are the parents of the children.
A spokesman for the Department of Children’s Services said the 3-year-old brother has been removed from his home in the Hillsboro community, and the younger brother will be placed in foster care when he is released from the hospital. (Tullahoma News)

Tullahoma Officer Sam Campbell found more than he expected when he answered a noise disturbance call March 6.
When the officer arrived at an apartment on East Moore Street, he allegedly heard loud music coming from the apartment.
When the officer knocked on the door and the occupants opened the door he allegedly saw a James Stewart sitting in a chair with a bag of marijuana filling a glass pipe.
Stewart gave the officer permission to search the apartment. An individual of the apartment Adam Walden, 23, of Garden Place, Manchester allegedly confessed to having a small bag of marijuana in his jacket pocket. He was arrested and charged with simple possession. He was released from the Coffee County Jail after posting a $2,500 bond.

Outside new county jail… Photo by Barry West

The Jail Review Committee has developed a timeline for opening the new state-of-the-art facility on Hillsboro Highway. The tentative date where officials will be moving inmates to the new location is scheduled for May 4th. Committee Chairman Tim Morris said last week that an open house and Boy Scout sleepovers will take place the weekend of April 25th to ensure that everything is working properly in the facility. Boy Scout sleepovers are common in new jails.
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said that officer training would take roughly six weeks and sees no problem in having everything up and running smoothly by the time Bonnaroo rolls around in June.
However, there have been some lingering hiccups. Maintenance Director Robert Gilliam has expressed concern that the new facility’s electric bills have been running between $9,000 and $12,000 per month, depending on whether crews are in the building working. He has suggested replacing fluorescent lighting with high-efficiency bulbs to help shave down that monthly expense. (LightTUBe)

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline declined for the first time in 40 days. The U.S. average rose 42 cents since January 27, but dipped four-tenths of a cent Sunday.
“Motorists are beginning to see some relief at the pump after prices rose in response to increased oil prices and refinery maintenance season,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group.
Since oil prices plunged in the past year, concerns of a slowdown in domestic oil production caused oil prices to rise, having a direct effect on prices at the pump. The price of WTI rose more than $8 a barrel from January to mid-February, peaking at $53.53. Since that time, oil prices have swung up and down by a few dollars, but settled at $49.61 on the NYMEX Friday – a decline of 15 cents from the week before.
The national average price of gasoline is $2.45, 4 cents higher than last week, but $1.04 cheaper than this time last year. The average price in Tennessee is $2.22, 3 cents more than last week, but $1 cheaper than a year ago.
In Manchester the low price is $2.10 per gallon and in Tullahoma it’s $2.09.

The snow and ice may be gone, but the damage they left behind is still evident.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says crews headed out on Monday to patch potholes on roadways and will stay busy all week.
Burel Tidwell with TDOT told WMSV that work crews are “a little overwhelmed” at the job ahead of them. According to media reports there are pothole problems all over the Midstate. Some are about as big as a basketball while others are the size of a small car.
TDOT spokeswoman Heather Jensen told WTVF-TV that heavy rain might slow the process, but it won’t stop it. She said crews are trying to fill as many holes as possible, even in the rain, because there are so many.