At least two horse trailer/recreational vehicles belonging to Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration visitors were burglarized Saturday night on Whitthorne Street, according to police.
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At least two horse trailer/recreational vehicles belonging to Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration visitors were burglarized Saturday night on Whitthorne Street, according to police reports.
The burglar caused $4,000 damage to the floor while overturning furniture in the trailer, police said.
The victim told Shelbyville officer Brandt Stephens nothing else appeared to be missing.
Both dogs had name tags with the victim’s phone number.
Wild night
Multiple charges, including motor vehicle theft, were filed against a homeless Shelbyville man after several related incidents Saturday night.
Residents of a Deery Street home told police Terry Dwight Mooningham, 38, entered around 9:30 p.m. asking for a man connected to a fight earlier at Fisherman’s Park. Mooningham didn’t find the man and allegedly quickly sped off in a black Chevrolet pickup, in the process striking and causing $5,000 damage to the home’s central air unit.
Shortly after midnight Sunday morning police were told Mooningham was attempting to start fights with customers at Speedway, Madison Street, before leaving in a white van bearing decals from a South Cannon Boulevard business.
Officer Dylan Bliss found Mooningham at the business seated in a truck which belongs to an employee of the firm and allegedly had been burglarized. The Chevrolet truck damaged on Deery Street and the van were nearby with keys visible.
An owner of the business told police employees sometimes leave their vehicles there with keys inside.
Mooningham was charged with theft of property for the two alleged joyrides, two counts of driving on a revoked license and one count each of burglary and vandalism. He was held on $48,500 bond.
The report noted Mooningham allegedly cursed and threatened officers repeatedly.
Rape suspect
An Estill Springs man was charged with two counts of rape of a child following his arrest earlier this week.
Bruce Alan Prince, 40, is in custody on $75,000 bond.
Prince allegedly committed acts against extended family members under age 13 for some time before two victims came forward, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said. He was also charged with failure to appear and had been sought for more than a year.
Thefts
Drug charges
Detective Nathan Everhart saw Ronald Franklin Ferrell, 52, of Cowan Avenue walking on East Franklin Street shortly before 10 p.m. and notified patrol officers.
Ferrell allegedly gave a fake name and kept reaching into his pockets, which contained several knives, until told at taser point to stop, Officer Darrian Lanier’s report said.
Police allegedly found 1.3 grams of meth and paraphernalia on Ferrell. The warrant for failure was served and new charges of possession of a schedule II drug and paraphernalia and criminal impersonation were filed. Ferrell was held on $11,500 bond.
David Alexander Arieta, 26, of Antioch allegedly had a bag containing 2.2 grams of marijuana inside his vehicle.
Arieta, who is unlicensed and handed Officer Bailey Dineen an El Salvador passport, tested .144 on an intoximeter. The threshold for intoxication is .08 in Tennessee.
Charges of DUI, possession of a schedule VI drug, no driver’s license and failure to maintain lane were filed against Arieta, who posted $5,000 bond.
Bedford County deputies said they confiscated approximately 2 grams of marijuana from a vehicle driven by Mark Vinegas, 18, of Moreland Avenue.
Venegas and his vehicle were searched after staff at Bedford County Learning Center said he appeared to be under the influence in class. Venegas allegedly admitted smoking pot about an hour before school.
He told deputies because he has no driver’s license, he parks his vehicle at a nearby business parking lot instead of on school grounds. A grinder with remnants of marijuana was also found in the vehicle.
Venegas was charged with public intoxication and possession of a schedule VI drug and paraphernalia. He was held on $2,500 bond.
Jail intake
The following were charged since Friday by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.