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Officer Involved Shooting in Tullahoma
At the request of 14th District Attorney General Craig Northcott, TBI Agents continue to investigate the circumstances involving an officer-involved shooting this evening in Tullahoma.
Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred when officers from the Tullahoma Police Department attempted to interview 47year-old James Bradford Shelton in connection to an assault investigation in which he was the alleged perpetrator, at his home at 940 South Franklin Street. During the confrontation, the subject reportedly would not cooperate or comply with officers. An officer reportedly deployed a stun gun unsuccessfully in an attempt to subdue Shelton. The situation further escalated and resulted in at least one officer firing upon Shelton, striking him in the arm. Shelton has been hospitalized. No law enforcement officers appear to have been injured in the incident.
Shelton was taken to Tennova Healthcare-Harton and was later flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville for treatment. According to the District Attorney Craig Northcott, the preliminary investigation indicates the officer fired in self-defense.
TBI Agents continue to gather any and all relevant evidence, interviews, and information. Throughout the investigative process, findings will be shared with the District Attorney General.
The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these types of matters.
Fire Burns Hillsboro Home
On Friday afternoon around 5:30pm the Coffee County Sheriff Department personnel and all county volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the Winchester Highway for structure fire. The house was fully engulfed when Deputy Tim Cooper arrived.
The Hillsboro Fire Department arrived at the scene and began to fight the fire. It was unsure at the time if anyone was inside the home. After speaking with the home owner, who was not at home at the time of fire, contact was made with all resident of the home and everyone was accounted for and safe.
Red Cross representatives arrived at the scene to assist the residents. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Sargent Dwayne Mullins is investigating.
Two Franklin County Jail Escapees Captured
Michael Dale Cyree
Timothy Jerald Poe
About an hour later Franklin County Sheriff’s Office personnel along with officers from the Decherd Police Department were able to apprehend Poe.
Cyree and Poe are being held without bond, and court dates remain to be set.
Unemployment Rate Up in All 95 Counties
Unemployment figures for January show the unemployment rate increased in all 95 counties in Tennessee. State officials say because of seasonal employment trends, Tennessee typically sees a slight uptick in county unemployment at the start of the year.
Coffee County increased to 3.6 percent in January, up from 3 percent in December.
Warren County’s unemployment rate went up nearly a full percentage point from 3.2 percent to 4.1 percent.
Bedford County jumped to 3.8 percent from 3.1 in December.
Franklin and Moore counties went up a half of a percent each. Franklin County going from 3.1 in December to 3.6 percent in January and Moore County going up from 2.5 to 3 percent.
Grundy County went from 4.2 to 5.0 percent and Cannon County went from 2.8 to 3.4 percent.
Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.5 percent, while Houston County and Rhea County had the highest at 6.8 percent.
TBI Crime Report for College Campuses
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released to the public its annual crime study detailing the volume and nature of crime on the state’s college and university campuses. ‘Crime on Campus 2017’ compiles data submitted to TBI by the state’s colleges, universities, and law enforcement agencies through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS).
Among the report’s findings:
Overall, crime reported by Tennessee’s colleges and universities decreased by 2.8% from 2016 to 2017.
In total, 26.8% of all 2017 offenses reported were categorized as Larceny/Theft.
Robbery offenses decreased significantly, by 55.2%, from 29 in 2016 to 13 in 2017.
Assault Offenses decreased by 13.7% year-to-year.
The overall category of “Sex Offenses-Forcible” decreased by 26% in 2017. There was a 27% decrease in reported Rape offenses, from 63 in 2016 to 46 in 2017.
Reported DUI offenses increased by 60.9% year-to-year.
As always, the TBI strongly discourages the comparison of one institution’s statistics to another.
2018 Coffee County FBLA State Competitive Event Results
The
Coffee County FBLA chapter that attended the Tennessee FBLA State Leadership Conference on March 11-14 in Chattanooga, Tennessee… Photo provided.
Weston Hargrove-Installed as the 2018-2019 Tennessee State Reporter
Brooke Freeze-Who’s Who in FBLA Recipient
Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit
Taylor Hulvey-Jared Michael Bryant Scholarship
Coffee County High School= 3rd Largest Chapter Membership
1st
Harley Hinshaw-Accounting II
Tatum Baldwin, Maddie Creek, & Brooke Freeze-Broadcast Journalism
Camryn Eaton-Business Financial Plan
Anna Gann, Weston Hargrove, & Chloe Spry-Graphic Design
Jared Johnson-Impromptu Speaking
Andres Cavalie-Introduction to Information Technology
Grey Riddle-Local Chapter Annual Business Report
Reid Lawrence-Electronic Scrapbook
2nd
Emilee Roberson & Kathryn Welch-Introduction to Business Presentation
Kayleigh Harris, Harlee Holton, & Allison Williams-Hardcopy Scrapbook
Alexcia Barnes, Kelsie Carter, & Taylor Hulvey-American Enterprise Project
Tatum Baldwin & Brooke Freeze-Community Service Project
Books for Literacy Campaign
3rd
Nathan Stem-Business Communications
Bryson Hullett-Client Service
Nicholas Johnson-Introduction to Business
Savannah Nippers-Personal Finance
Morgan Henley, Jack Beachboard, & Samuel Prater-Publication Design
4th
Tyana Fenton, Zach Vaughn, & Cameron West-Business Plan
Cameron Kistler, Reid Lawrence, & Grey Riddle-Entrpreneurship
Allie Amado-Health Care Administration
Morgan Henley, Anna Gann, & Chloe Spry-Partnership with Business
5th
Garrett Booth & Colton Prater-Global Business
Corey Walker-Impromptu Speaking
Karen Chavez, Kady Hancock, & Vanessa Pedroza-Marketing
Taylor Hulvey & Ashlee Young-Social Media Campaign
Leader Award Recipients
Jack Beachboard
Nathan Brown
Cade Davis
Chase Davis
Weston Hargrove
Kayleigh Harris
Morgan Henley
Bryson Hullett
Alisha Jennings
Abby Morgan
Samuel Prater
Chloe Spry
Jordan Winton
CHS Anglers Win Region Event at Tims Ford
The Coffee County Youth Bass Cub team of Garrett Davis(left) and Isaiah Owens(right) show off their winning catch at Tims Ford on Saturday.[Photo used with permission]
Davis and Owens, who have been on a hot streak, landed a maximum 5 fish limit that weighed in at 15.51 pounds. Their biggest lunker tipped the scales at 3.87 pounds. The win also placed the Coffee County duo at the top of the region standings with 386 points just ahead of the team of Stuart and Abbigail Roggli of Grundy County.
The team of Hunter Haley and Garrett Fellars finished in 11th place as they also landed 5 fish coming in at a final weight of 9.95 pounds. The team of Colby and Braeden Thurmond were a fin behind at 9.85 pounds on their stringer of 4 fish. Hunter Sanders and Blake Mangrum came in 22nd place with a total weigh-in at 5.75 pounds. Jacob Garms and Hogan Scott netted 33rd place with 2 fish at 3.44 pounds. Shannah Frame and Jase Rice also caught 2 fish weighing 2.81 pounds to finish in 36th place. Isaac Turner and Cameron Rutledge came in 50th place and Joe White and Adam Petty came in 51st place.
Following the tournament, the region standings were posted. Led by Owens and Davis in the top spot, Coffee County has 3 boats in the Top 15, 6 teams in the Top 40 and 9 teams in the Top 50. Sanders and Mangrum currently reside in 9th place. The Thurmond brothers are in 15th place. Other Top 40 teams are: Haley/Fellars(30th), White/Petty(31st) and Branson and Dawson Wells(38th). The teams of Garms/Scott and Turner/Rutledge are tied for 46th place and the team of Frame/Rice is 50th.
Members of the Coffee County Youth Bass Club will hit the water again on Saturday, March 31st when the Tennessee Bass Nation High School State Trail series visits Kentucky Lake. That tournament will be the 5th state trail tournament of the season and will blast off from Birdsong Marina in Camden. Coffee County Junior anglers will take part in a tournament on Saturday at Morris Ferry Dock on Woods Reservoir. The next high school region tournament will take place on April 21st on Old Hickory Lake.
CCMS Track Opens Season with Wins at Warren County
Opening their season at Warren County, the Coffee County Middle School track tangled with North Franklin and Warren County in a 3 team meet. Featuring a team which is long on numbers and short on experience, Coach Travis O’Kelly got a look at several athletes competing for the first time. At the end of the day, both Raider teams captured wins.
The Lady Raiders won the girls’ meet with 47 points outdistancing 2nd place Warren County who had 39 points and North Franklin finished with 35 points. The 4x400M relay team of Greenlee Woods, Alyssa McClanahan, Holli Hancock and Madison Rooker finished in 2nd place. Other top finishers for the Lady Raiders were:
Marley Perry – 1st, Discus and 2nd, Shot Put;
Madison Rooker – 1st, 800M and 2nd, Long Jump;
Katie Cotton – 1st, High Jump and 3rd, 200M;
Alyssa McClanahan – 2nd, 400M and 4th, Shot Put;
Kinzie Givens – 2nd, High Jump and 3rd, 400M;
Jayda Wright – 2nd, Discus;
Brianna Shelton – 2nd, 200M;
Jorja Waggoner – 3rd, 800M;
Greenlee Woods – 3rd, 1600M;
Emma Wood – 4th, 100M;
Holli Hancock – 4th, 100M;
The Red Raiders 4x400M relay team of Ethan Beaty, Braison Yancer, Preston Houck and Jacob Rutledge won their race. Other top finishers for the Red Raiders were:
Jacob Rutledge – 1st, 1600M and 1st, 800M;
Ethan Welch – 1st, Discus, 2nd, High Jump and 2nd, 1600M;
Ethan Baker – 1st, 100M and 4th, 1600M;
Ethan Beaty – 1st, 400M;
Kelby Walker – 2nd, 200M, 2nd, 100M and 4th, High Jump;
Braison Yancer – 2nd, Long Jump and 4th, 400M;
Jacob Slabaugh – 2nd, 800M;
Michael Delong – 3rd, Discus;
Elijah Clemmons – 4th, 200M;
Blake Young – 4th, 800M;
Phinehas Rollman – 4th, Shot Put
The Raider thinclads will return to the track next Thursday when they travel to Shelbyville for a 4-way meet with Harris, North and South. That meet is scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM.
CCMS Tennis Rolls to Friday Wins at Lewisburg
Anna Amado of CCMS tennis[File Photo]
The Lady Raiders improved to 3 and 0 on the season with the shutout win. Capturing singles wins for Coffee Middle were Jayda Wright(6 to 2), Marley Perry(6 to 4), Anna Amado(6 to 3), Lucy Riddle(6 to 0), Paige Meadows(6 to 3) and Kylie Millaway(6 to 0). In doubles action, Coffee County got wins from the teams of Wright & Perry(6 to 3), Meadows & Riddle(4to 0), Riley Tucker & Claire Rondolett(4 to 1) and Millaway & Malle Fletcher(4 to 1).
The Red Raiders improved to 2 and 1 on the season with their win. Winning in singles play were Jayden Brown(6 to 3), Connor Fox(7 to 5) and Logan Hale(6 to 2). Coffee Middle got their other 2 victories in doubles play. The teams of Brown & Fox(6 to 1) and Hale and Leon Mayo(6 to 4).
Coffee Middle is back in action on Monday when they take on cross town rival Westwood. That match will take place at Fred Deadman Park and will begin at 4 PM.
CHS Track Team Opens Season in Riverdale Relays
The Coffee County Central High School track team opened the season on Thursday on the road. Traveling to Murfreesboro, Coffee County took part in the Riverdale Relays at Riverdale’s Tom Nolan Field. The Lady Raiders finished in 7th place out of 12 teams while the Red Raiders came in 9th out of 12 teams.
The Lady Raiders finished in 2nd place in the 4x1600M, 6th in the 4x400M relay and 7th in the 4x800M relay. Top 10 individual finishers for Coffee County were:
Keisheal Norton – 4th, Shot Put and 9th, Discus;
Sarah Pearson – 5th, Shot Put;
Jaden Campbell – 5th, Long Jump;
Laura Bogard – 7th, High Jump(tie);
Macy Tabor – 7th, High Jump(tie);
Makenzie Webb – 7th, High Jump(tie);
Chloe Haggard – 7th, High Jump(tie);
The Red Raiders got a 6th place finish in the 4x800M relay, 7th in the 4x1600M and 9th in the 4x100M relay. The only top 10 individual finishes for the Red Raiders were Trace Bryant and Dillon Helms who tied for 1st in the high jump;
The CHS runners will return to action next Thursday when they host their first meet of the season. That meet will be held at Carden-Jarrell Field and is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM.