Tractor dumped onto road... By Barry West

Just before noon Tuesday, a flat bed truck hauling a John Deere tractor was traveling of Hwy 127 near the Oakley Subdivision. He locked his breaks and went into the ditch overturning and losing his load. The driver told WMSR that a car was turning into the subdivision but had no brake lights causing him to lock his brakes and crashed into the ditch to avoid hitting the car. Hwy 127 was blocked while the wrecker removed the truck and tractor from the ditch. According to information received the driver of the car was cited. Coffee County Deputies were in charge of the scene.

A Decherd woman was arrested last week on theft charges after she allegedly took money and merchandise from Wal-Mart. According to warrants obtained by store officials, 40-year-old Shannon Kate Herrin of Main Street, Decherd, is accused of taking $150 cash from a register while she was working as a cashier at the store. She is also accused of taking approximately $150 worth of merchandise at various times between April 17 and July 31 from the store. Herrin was booked into the Coffee County Jail but was released after posting a $5,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in General Sessions court August 23.

A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was injured after being dragged by a car in Marshall County overnight Monday. Officials said Trooper Jon Judge, 42, made traffic stop on Highway 431 South. When he went to arrest the man for not having a driver’s license and giving a false name, the suspect drove off, dragging the trooper. Trooper Judge fired shots at the man as he drove away, and the suspect was shot in the arm. The TBI said the man was taken into custody in Lincoln County, and then transported to a local hospital before being transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The TBI said they were still trying to positively identify the suspect. Trooper Judge suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from the hospital, according to the THP. Judge had been with the THP since February 2000. He is currently assigned to Marshall County. Trooper Judge was placed on discretionary leave with pay pending an administrative review of the incident.