Josh Peterson

Two Manchester natives received law enforcement awards last week from the Cumberland Region. 

Jamie Norris, who was promoted from patrolman to investigator earlier this month at the Manchester Police Department, was named Cumberland Region Officer of the Year by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. Meanwhile, THP state trooper Adam Malone, who is from Manchester, was named Cumberland Region Trooper of the Year. 

Two Coffee County residents are facing charges of animal cruelty after Coffee County deputies received a call about dead animals found on Shelley Rd. 

According to a report on file by deputy Jennifer Curbow, a complaint was filed when someone said their children were playing when they found several dead dogs in the woods near two residences. 

Deputies were able to locate four deceased dogs in the wood line, along with a deceased cat inside a plastic bag, along with two additional dead dogs in pens at two separate residences. 

Authorities, along with animal control, took custody of 16 extremely malnourished dogs and seven cats. 

Six criminal summons for animal cruelty have been filed against James Womack, 48, and three summons have been filed against Agatha Christian, age 71. 

In the report, Womack said that he has: “Had a hard time making ends meet and has not been able to care for the dogs.”

A Coffee County man was killed in a crash Thursday on Interstate 24 near the exit 111 eastbound after his vehicle went underneath a stationary tractor trailer. 

Authorities identified the name of the deceased Friday as Ralph Reed, age 50, of Manchester.

Multiple agencies responded – including Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Manchester Police, Coffee County EMS, Manchester Fire & Rescue Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol, which will reconstruct the accident. 

According to THP preliminary report, Reed’s vehicle veered off the roadway and struck an improperly parked commercial vehicle on the shoulder of the road. The driver of the tractor trailer was identified as Michael Judkins, age 65, of McMinnville. No citations were issued. THP is continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.

A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the McMinnville Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the 31st District Attorney General has led to the indictment of a man in connection to the death of his mother in 1996.

On December 23, 1996, officers found the body of Lela Adcock in her Rebel Hill Street home, after receiving a call asking for a welfare check. As a result of the investigation, authorities developed information leading to her son, Paul Alvin Adcock, Sr. (DOB 12-11-42) as the man responsible for the crime.

Wednesday, the Warren County Grand Jury returned indictments, charging Adcock with one count of Second Degree Murder and one count of Tampering with Evidence. At the time of this release, he was being held in the custody of the Warren County Jail on $57,500 bond.

Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin at the H&R Block of Manchester and say congratulations to our student of the week – Haley Blackwood.

Haley is a freshman student at Coffee County Raider Academy. She is the daughter of Jamie Boner and Kevin Boner. 

Haley was nominated by her teachers for her excellent attitude, attendance and desire to be a good student. 

Haley enjoys taking pictures and hopes to pursue a career in photography. 

Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition. 

Congratulations, Haley!

A Coffee County man was killed in a crash Thursday on Interstate 24 near the exit 111 eastbound after his vehicle went underneath a stationary tractor trailer. 

Authorities were not yet prepared to released the name of the deceased. The crash happened around 1 p.m. Thunder Radio News is waiting on a preliminary crash report from THP.

Multiple agencies responded to the scene. – including Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Manchester Police, Coffee County EMS, Manchester Fire & Rescue Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol, which will reconstruct the accident. 

A home at 207 Thoma Lane was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday night. A page was sent to all volunteer fire departments at approximately 6:20 Tuesday to the fully-engulfed structure, which burned to the ground. 

Emergency crews worked for hours to extinguish the blaze. Thoma Lane is near Normandy Reservoir. The cause of the fire is unclear at this time. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added 17-year old Brandon Caruthers to its most wanted list. 

Caruthers is a black male, standing 5’10” and weighing 180 pounds. 

Caruthers is wanted by TBI and the Metro Nashville Police Department regarding a Davidson County General Sessions Criminal Warrant charging him with escape. Caruthers is one of four individuals who escaped from downtown Nashville juvenile detention facility back on November 30. He should be considered dangerous. 

A reward of $2,500 is offered for information leading to his arrest. If you have information regarding Caruthers’ whereabouts, call 1-800-TBI-FIND.