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On Thursday night (December 21, 2017) Justin B Davenport age 22 of Benson Rd, Manchester confronted a female at a residence on Dixie Court in Manchester. As Manchester Police were responding to the scene, the female ran to a nearby home.
Apparently, Davenport went to the door of that home and began to “beat” on the door. A resident yelled at Davenport and then heard two gunshots. There were three adults and four children in the home.
According to the arrest warrant, another neighbor reported to police that Davenport had fired the gun.
Davenport was charged by Manchester Police Investigator Jonathan Anthony with criminal trespass, two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and firearm use in the commission of felonies. His bond was set $302,500 and Davenport will appear in court at a later date.

Four people were arrested in two separate drug busts last week. The first happened in the Smartt Station community near the Coffee/Warren County line. When officers, armed with a search warrant, reportedly caught two men trying to leave their apartment with over three pounds of meth. Sheriff Jackie Matheny said officers arrested Dustin Jennings for possession of meth for resale, and Trenton McKinley for fabrication of evidence. The two were also in possession of over $9,000 in cash.
About an hour later, officers went to a residence on Cumberland Caverns Road and discovered five ounces of meth along with $5,000 in cash. Officers arrested Scott Bell and Samantha Scott for possession of meth for resale.
All 4 people were booked in at the Warren County Jail.

Efforts to identify a suspect in an officer involved shooting on Saturday night in Grundy County remains active and ongoing. An individual identified by authorities has been located and, at this time, does not appear to be involved in this incident.
At the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor, TBI Agents continue to investigate the shooting that occurred Saturday night in the Coalmont area of Grundy County.
Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 PM following an attempted traffic stop on B Mine Road by deputies from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. The driver reportedly pointed a firearm at the deputy, who then fired into the vehicle several times. The vehicle, which was facing the deputy’s vehicle at the time of the shooting, sped away and sideswiped the deputy’s cruiser. Deputies attempted to pursue the vehicle, but quickly lost sight of it.
Approximately 20 minutes later, a citizen happened to see the suspect crashed off the side of B Mine Road. The male driver approached the citizen and said that he had been shot and needed help, asking for the citizen’s vehicle. The citizen drove off and contacted law enforcement. When officers arrived, the driver was not present. However, a female’s body was found inside the vehicle, and has been identified as 20 year-old Shelby Comer. Her body will be sent for autopsy in Nashville to determine the cause of death.
TBI Special Agents and Forensic Scientists will gather any and all relevant interviews and evidence as part of this ongoing investigation. Throughout the process, Agents will submit investigative findings to the District Attorney General for his review and consideration.

Even in the spirit of giving and being thankful, drivers can still get frustrated on the roads as they make their way to their destinations.
For even the most patient drivers, stress behind the wheel can lead to road rage.
AAA says that the road to preventing aggressive driving and road rage begins inside our own car. One of the best ways to prevent these encounters on the roadway is to avoid engaging in aggressive maneuvers and trying not to give other drivers cause to become aggressive.
AAA offers these tips to help prevent road rage this holiday season:
Do Not Offend: Never cause another driver to change their speed or direction. That means not forcing another driver to use their brakes, or turn the steering wheel in response to something you have done.
Be Tolerant and Forgiving: The other driver may just be having a really bad day. Assume that it is not personal.
Do Not Respond: Avoid eye contact, don’t make gestures, maintain space around your vehicle and contact 9-1-1 if needed.
If you are confronted by a driver displaying aggressive or dangerous behavior, AAA says you should follow these guidelines:
Establish more space between you and the aggressive driver: This will immediately help reduce the chance of a collision between you and the driver.
Obtain information about the vehicle: If it is safe to do so, obtain any information about the vehicle, such as type, make and model, color and license plate number. Do not put yourself or anyone else at risk when attempting to collect such information.
If necessary, call 911: If the situation escalates, safely come to a stop and call 911. The best thing you can do to help is safely provide the dispatcher with information. Law enforcement is well-equipped to handle this sort of situation.

Two men were arrested Dec. 20 for shooting a gun near a residence on Vanattia Road in Manchester.
Coffee County Deputy Lee Marcum responded, however when he arrived the vehicle that allegedly had shots fired from it was not in the area. Marcum stopped at Hillsboro Elementary when a second call went out of shots being fired in the same area. Marcum sat there waiting for the tan colored Chevrolet pickup to pass him. Shortly afterwards it passed by and the deputy stopped the truck.
He approached the vehicle and as he did a passenger reached down to the side of the door. The deputy grabbed the arm of Austin DeWayne Sellars, 19, Smyrna and found a bullet. Deputy Blake Simmons who had arrived on the scene, took Sellars into custody. Marcom then went to the driver’s side and got the driver Roy Marcus Essary, 26, Limbo Drive Hillsboro out of the truck. Sellars told Marcom that the pistol was behind the driver’s seat. Neither man claimed ownership of the pistol.
The men were transported to the Coffee County Jail and Marcom went back to the scene of the shooting on Vanattia Road and found spent casings in the roadway that matched the pistol found in the truck.
Essary was charged with unlawful carrying or possessing a weapon, driving on revoked/suspended license, reckless endangerment and open container law violation. His bond was set at $15,000. He is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Dec. 28.
Sellars was charged with unlawful carrying or possessing a weapon, reckless endangerment and underage consumption. His bond was set at $12,500 and he will appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 8.

As if the holidays weren’t stressful enough, you could now have high blood pressure, according to the country’s leading medical groups.
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have eliminated the diagnosis of pre-hypertension and instead will classify people as having normal blood pressure, elevated, stage one hypertension or stage two hypertension.
Dr. Cori Repp with U.S. HealthWorks says it’s going to change what many hear at the doctor’s office.
“I think a lot of folks are going to be a little bit concerned that when they go into their physician’s office, they’re going to hear ‘You have high blood pressure,’ and unfortunately that is going to be the case for a lot more people,” she states. “The good news is, you can do things about that. ”
Diet and exercise are the most effective ways to alleviate high blood pressure. The new guideline is designed to help people take steps to control their blood pressure earlier.
Repp estimates there will be a 30 percent increase in the population of people who have a diagnosis of high blood pressure and hypertension.
While there are medicines available to treat high blood pressure, experts don’t believe the change in standards will lead to an increase in medication.
Repp says looking at all-natural approaches is the best step toward reduction.
“What we’re trying to do is encourage people to lead a more healthy lifestyle, to watch their diet, to decrease that salt, really watch what you’re eating over the holidays, decrease stress,” she states.
People with readings of 130 as the top number or 80 as the bottom one now are considered to have high blood pressure. High blood pressure used to be defined as 140/90.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol received traffic safety grant funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide increased enforcement and public awareness campaigns in an effort to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes on state highways in 2018.
The THP received $100,000 in grant money for the BELTS program, which will target seat belt usage across the state.
The JUST DRIVE program, which focuses on distracted driving, will receive $100,000.
The SOBER UP TN program, which will increase the number of checkpoints and DUI enforcement, will receive $600,000.

Each year in June entertainment is at a premium in Tennessee. Nashville with the CMA Fest, Manchester hosting Bonnaroo and Chattanooga has its Riverbend Festival.
Riverbend Festival 2018 announced one of their headliners on Thursday. Opening night, Friday, June 8 will feature Hank Williams Jr. at 8:30 PM central time.
Jr.’s extremely impressive resume has spawned 70 million albums sold worldwide, six platinum albums, 20 gold albums, 13 No. 1 albums and 10 No. 1 singles. Marking 52 years since his first album in 1964, Hank Jr. released “It’s About Time” (Nash Icon Records) in 2016.
General Admission Festival Wristband are only $44 and are good for all 9 nights. Wristbands go on sale starting January 1st. Children 10 and under are admitted FREE with an adult. Wristbands are available at all gates for $60 each once the festival begins. One-night wristbands are sold each night at the gate for $30.

On Friday, (December 15, 2017) Manchester Police Officer Daryn Gadeken responded to a call at 325 Greenbriar Circle in reference to a vehicle burglary. The arrest warrant states that when Gadeken was patrolling the area, he discovered a white male who matched the description of the person that the victim saw in his driveway. Gadeken says he approached the man, finding him to be 24-year-old Brandon Donald Tenney of Manchester, a convicted felon. After the man provided ID, he was arrested. Tenney allegedly broke in to three vehicles at three separate locations.
Tenney was also found to be in possession of a Smith and Wesson 40-caliber automatic pistol.
Tenney was charged with unlawful carrying or a possession of a weapon and 3 counts of burglary of a motor vehicle. His bond was set at $40,000 and he will appear in court on Jan. 26, 2017.