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Justin Blake Lee age 21 of Brookhollow Circle in Manchester was arrested Tuesday night by Coffee County Deputy Harmon Campbell. Lee was charged with; Criminal trespass, contraband in a penal institution, schedule II drug violations and resisting stop, halt, frisk, arrest or search (non-violent).
While on a routine perimeter check of the Coffee County Jail deputies saw a subject attempting to throw contraband over the fence at the jail. Deputies state that when they attempted to stop Lee and arrest him, he allegedly fled on foot. Deputies say that the man was told several times to stop. They go on to say in the arrest warrant that Lee ran into the woods near Volunteer Parkway in Manchester and was found there and placed under arrest. Deputies searched the packages Lee had allegedly attempted to throw over the jail fence and they say that they recovered a large amount of tobacco in two packages and when they opened the packages they discovered .33 grams of a crystal like substance believed to be schedule II methamphetamine inside of the bags of tobacco.
Lee was booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $70,000 and he has a court date of June 20, 2016.

For time number 11, Bryan Colby Lane has been arrested and charged with Driving on a Revoked License. The Manchester man was pulled over on South Rutherford Boulevard in Murfreesboro. Lane was pulled over for a light law violation.
During the stop police asked to search the vehicle, that was owned by passenger Nadia Berkman. The woman told officers that a crack pipe was in the center console.
Just as Berkman mentioned, police found the crack pipe along with a needle. The report that our news partner WGNS obtained shows that a bottle cap was also found in the car that contained drug residue.
Lane was arrested for driving on a revoked license for the 11th time and possession of drug paraphernalia. Berkman was issued a misdemeanor citation for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Tennessee’s state parks will offer free, guided hikes to celebrate National Trails Day early next month.
State officials say the ranger led-hikes set for June 4 at all 56 state parks will include historical tours, waterfall viewing, trail building and more.
The event is hosted annually on the first Saturday in June in coordination with the American Hiking Society. The purpose is to promote and celebrate the importance of trails in the U.S.
Participants are encouraged to bring water and food, and wear long pants and appropriate footwear. To find a hike, those interested should visit tnstateparks.com.
Come discover Old Stone Fort’s more recent history! Join a Ranger at the Old Stone Fort Museum for the 10am June 4 guided hike to the Forks of the Duck River and learn more about Old Stone Fort’s part during the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. The hike will be approximately 1.25 miles and will last no more than two hours. It is moderate in difficulty and suitable for both adults and children.

The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is reporting almost 200,000 jobs were posted on the Jobs4TN.gov website in April 2016. That marks a record number of job opportunities employers across the state have advertised on the site. According to Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips, as the unemployment rate in Tennessee declines, job postings go up. Employers need workers and the Jobs4TN site is the best source for jobseekers to find jobs. Middle Tennessee recorded 96,503 openings, almost half the total job openings for the state. Coffee County had 1,444 job openings listed on the Jobs4TN.gov website in April.

“Let’s Get Physical.” And like the song, starting in July Tennessee students in elementary schools will be doing more of just that with a change in state law that will require them to get additional physical activity. Currently students are required to perform at least 90 minutes of physical activity a week, but that time will increase significantly for children up until sixth grade. Shirley Holt-Hale taught physical education for 38 years in Oak Ridge and says she witnessed a big decrease in physical education as testing became the emphasis in recent years and policy makers assumed children would get active on their own. “I say to people when they say they’ll just pick up the skills, ‘OK, if you truly believe that, we don’t need to be hiring reading and language arts teachers in our schools, we only need to be supplying books,'” says Holt-Hale. The change in state law will not increase the amount of physical activity high school students are required to do in school. A recent analysis by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office places Tennessee behind the national average when it comes to physical activity among high school students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends children and adolescents engage in one hour of exercise each day. Holt-Hale says the decrease in physical education in schools, combined with the popularity of video games and television has created the perfect storm of inactive children in Tennessee and the rest of the country. “The neighborhood I live in, there are children everywhere,” she says. “But you would not know that if you drove through the neighborhood, because children are now inside on video games, meanwhile obesity has hit an epidemic level in Tennessee.” According to “The State of Obesity” report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tennessee ranks fifth in the country for obesity rates among 10 to 17 year olds. Holt-Hale says a great way for parents and caregivers to increase their child’s level of activity is to go for a walk after dinner at night for at least 20 minutes.

David Arch Bass age 55 of Allen St Tullahoma was arrested by Tullahoma Police on Sunday on charges of Aggravated assault and setting fire to personal property.
According to the arrest warrant, Bass got into an argument with his estranged wife at 317 Allen Street in Tullahoma. Allegedly Bass became angry and took articles of the wife’s clothing outside and poured gas on the clothes and set them on fire. The warrant also ads the while getting the victim’s clothes and pouring gasoline on them, he poured gasoline on the victim as well and set fire to her and the clothing.
The warrant also says that Bass did not call 911 and allegedly took the woman inside the residence and placed her in a tub. The victim was transported via LifeFlight to Vanderbilt Medical Center due to her injuries.
Bond was set at the Coffee County Jail at $105,000.

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help. Authorities are searching for 32 year-old Christopher James Decent of Hillsboro Blvd Manchester. Decent is wanted on a burglary charge, violation of probation, child support and failure to appear.
If you have seen Christopher James Decent or know his whereabouts please call the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-570-4011. They ask you to leave a detailed message if no one answers. As always the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department thanks the public for its help and support.