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Family, friends and teammates of Devin Bond came together over the weekend for a candlelight vigil.
The 16-year old has been missing since the night of March 30th from his Armor Place home in Murfreesboro.
Many people gathered to draw support for each other as they worry about the Riverdale High School teen and football player. Family friend Jennifer Edwards pleads with anyone who might know where Devin Bond is to call authorities.
Devin’s nine-year old brother told authorities his big brother put towels and pillows under a blanket to make it look like he was still in his bed asleep. It’s also now believed he may be in possession of a handgun.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Rutherford County Sherriff’s Department at 615-898-7770 or Crime Stoppers at 615-893-STOP.

Local law enforcement and the United States Marshall’s Service have been looking for David Mizwicki.
Mizwicki had been seen in the Manchester area as well as the Estill Springs area of Franklin County.
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office personnel say that Mizwicki was brought into custody on Friday.
Law enforcement officials thanks the public for their input.

Twenty-four large companies would reap about half of the savings of a $113 million corporate tax cut proposed by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press obtained a Haslam administration analysis that said a total of 518 companies would qualify for the tax reduction that is part of a package of cuts the governor wants to make to balance a planned hike in the state’s tax on gas and diesel.
Fuel taxes in Tennessee haven’t been raised since 1989. Haslam and others argue new revenue is needed to tackle a $10.5 billion backlog of projects.
Under Haslam’s plan, the state would cut the sales tax on groceries by 20 percent and reduce the tax on earnings from stocks and bonds.
Haslam argues that cutting the franchise and excise taxes will encourage more companies to build plants or expand in Tennessee.

On Friday (April 7th 2017) Manchester Police responded to a call from Mill Street in reference to a stabbing attack at the residence.
According to the arrest warrant Investigator Jonathan Anthony states that Jimmy Lee Thompson age 44 from South Ramsey St Manchester allegedly stabbed the victim, Jerry Williamson in the upper left part of his chest causing serious bodily injury to the victim.
The investigator states that Williamson was taken to Unity Medical Center and then flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. At last report, Williamson was listed in critical but stable condition.
The warrant goes on to say that witnesses at the scene stated to investigators that they had watched Thompson stab Williamson during the altercation.
Thompson was charged with attempted first degree murder and is being housed at the Coffee County Jail under a $500,000 bond. He is set to appear in court on Tuesday (April 11).

The mother and grandparents of a homicide suspect have been indicted on charges that they tried to hinder the ongoing investigation of a murder in Warren County.
As authorities were investigating the death of Barry Cole on February 6th, investigators eventually arrested Wesley Leverett and charged him with criminal homicide.
As the investigation progressed, authorities determined that Leverett’s mother, 54 year old Debra Daniels and his grandparents, Charles and Dorothy Daniels, attempted to hinder the criminal investigation.
Friday, the Warren County Grand Jury returned indictments, charging each with one count of accessory after the fact and one count of tampering with evidence. The three were booked into the Warren County Jail. Debra Daniels was also charged with resisting arrest.

Feeling stressed out these days? You’re not alone.
A recent national survey ranks Tennessee the ninth most stressed state in the country – when taking into account family, health, work and money considerations. However, the analysis by research firm WalletHub ranks the state fifth when it comes to money-related stress.
Bill Fox, director of the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, said there’s good reason for that.
“This is a state that over many recent decades has been very oriented towards manufacturing and to some extent towards construction,” he said, “and one of the outcomes of the Great Recession has been an overall loss in employment in those two industries.”
Fox said programs such as Tennessee Promise, which focuses on helping rising college students and adults obtain skills that increase their earning potential, are one way to increase income and job opportunity. In the past five years, he said, Tennessee has outpaced the nation in terms of growth of employment.
Fox said the Volunteer State’s per capita income is 15 percent below the national average, underlining the importance of increasing the number of well-paying jobs for people and employers.
“As you think about investing in the state’s people and therefore its workforce, that really is intended to make sure the workers are more productive,” he said, “and so both the workforce wins and the employer wins in terms of the greater productivity that will come from the enhanced training.”
The state also made the top 10 list when it comes to health- and safety-related stress, while it ranked 18th for family-related stress. Alabama ranked first for stress overall, and Minnesota came in as the least-stressed state.
The WalletHub story is online at wallethub.com.

The Shelbyville Police Department needs your assistance locating Billy S. Dykes. Dykes is wanted for aggravated burglary, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault and violation of order of protection.
Dykes, is believed to be armed and is considered dangerous. He has also apparently made specific threats toward law enforcement.
Dykes, is 32 years-old and his last known address was in the Boynton Valley area in Coffee County. He is 6’5” around 205lbs with brown hair and blue eyes.
Dykes, who was last seen on Barksdale Lane near Bedford Manor Apartments in Shelbyville late Monday night after his ex-girlfriend and her children escaped after she says Dykes was attempting to force her to drive to Manchester.
If you know the whereabouts of Billy S. Dykes please call the Shelbyville Police Department at 931-684-5811. If you see him in Coffee County please the Communication Center at 931-728-9555.

A Tullahoma man and woman were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop by a Tullahoma Police Officer.
Laura Lee Smith, 36, of Ham Street was charged with manufacture/delivery/sell of a controlled substance, driving on revoke/suspended license/evading arrest, possession of schedule II, possession of schedule IV, assault, fabricating/tampering with evidence, contraband in a penal institution and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Dakota Cheyenne Brown, 19, of East Lincoln Street was charged with manufacture/sell/delivery of a controlled substance.
The stop was made by Officer Rocky Ruehling who was made aware that a vehicle was being operated by Smith whose license was revoked by Investigator Johnny Gore. Officer Ruehling followed the vehicle for over a mile trying to get the driver to stop. She finally stopped.
When the officer got both individuals out of the vehicle, he noticed in the floor on the passenger’s side a large amount of marijuana. He also allegedly found some marijuana on Brown’s back. Plus he saw marijuana in Smith’s purse which was in plain sight.

According to a police report, Ruehling also found an electronic vaporizer with what appeared to be marijuana residue. Also found was a medicine bottle with pills in it belonging to someone other than the two occupants of the vehicle.
Smith and Brown were transported to the Coffee County Jail. According to a police report, while Smith was being taken into the jail, Ruehling noticed that she had something in her mouth. The officer and a correction officer attempted to get the item out of her mouth but she swallowed the item. She was placed in isolation so she could be watched at the jail. She allegedly kicked the officer several times while he was trying to get her to open her mouth.
Smith’s bond was set at $43,000 while Brown’s was set at $10,000. Both are to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on April 27.

A line of severe thunderstorms spawned a tornado that swept through the Irving College area of Warren County on Wednesday afternoon, knocking down trees and damaging homes. However, no serious injuries were reported.
According to Warren County 911 Director Chuck Haston, the 911 center began receiving calls of a funnel cloud over the Irving College area at a little after 5pm. Two trees fell on a home on Dry Creek Road and a mobile home was destroyed on Chapel Hill Drive.
There was also roof damage, numerous trees were knocked down, some trees over the roads and power lines down.
Law enforcement and Highway Department personnel worked for hours removing trees and debris, while utility personnel worked to restore power to the area.
EMS responded to one home that was damaged, but the injury was minor and no one was transported to the hospital.
In Bedford County their Emergency Management Agency director said most of the debris there indicated straight-line winds, but there were a few places where the evidence was less conclusive, so National Weather Service officials will determine if there was a tornado.