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Man accused of raping child

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Posted 8/16/22

A Bedford County resident has been charged with two counts of rape of a child.

Christ M. Christopher, 51, of Rattlesnake Lodge Road was arrested Saturday, the Bedford County Sheriff’s …

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Man accused of raping child

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A Bedford County resident has been charged with two counts of rape of a child.
Christ M. Christopher, 51, of Rattlesnake Lodge Road was arrested Saturday, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said.
“Christopher could be described as a caretaker,” Detective Chris Brown said. The 12-year-old victim is the child of Christopher’s wife’s sister, Brown said.
The two charges reflect the only alleged incidents authorities are aware of at this time, according to Brown.
Christopher moved to this area from upstate New York, Brown said. He is being held on $300,000 bond.
Register stolen
Two men stole the cash register from a North Main Street food truck early Saturday, Shelbyville police said.
Video footage from the adjoining Chally Wally convenience store shows the men unsuccessfully trying to open its locked front door, then going to the back of the El Taco Wapo food truck out of view of the camera.
The men reappear several minutes later running south on North Main Street.
The smashed cash register was found, minus several hundred dollars, in a garbage can behind a nearby business.
Two cell phones were also taken from the food truck, police said.
Drug charges
Approximately 2 grams of crystal methamphetamine were found on a man allegedly found mowing a yard with a stolen mower Friday.
Cody Wright, 27, of Elizabeth Street, allegedly took the mower from a Locust Street home Friday morning. Officer Ramon Castillo found Wright and the mower a few minutes later on Maplewood Drive.
Wright told police he was storing the mower for its owner, The container of methamphetamine was found in a pants pocket during a patdown, Castillo’s report said.
The owner chose not to press charges on the mower.
Wright was charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He was held on $5,500 bond.
•Jacob Garvin, 41, of La Vergne was charged with possession of a schedule III drug when suboxone pills were allegedly found in his hand by police Friday.
Garvin was arrested at the intersection of Nortn Main Street and Northside Professional Drive during an investigation of another incident. He posted $2,500 bond.
Thefts
•A speaker, impact wrench and two bags of clothing were stolen from a home in the 1500 block of Warners Bridge Road between 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, a BCSO report said. A suspect with a key to the home was named.
No signs of forced entry were found but muddy footprints were leading up to the front door, a deputy’s report said.
Also reported to area authorities:
•A purse and new Bluetooth speaker were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight Wednesday at a South Brittain Street home.
The victim told police a neighbor allows homeless people to spend nights in their garage.

•A cell phone was taken Sunday from UGO, Lane Parkway, police said.

Jail intake

The following were arrested since Thursday 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.

  • Carlos Dewayne Green, 40, Murfreesboro; violation of probation; released, $1,000 bond 

  • Katheryn D. Harden, 31, Cowan Avenue; possession of drug paraphernalia; released, no bond 

  • Celestino Primero Rodriguez, 38, Pulaski; driving on a suspended license, violation of registration law; released, no bond 

  • Sandra Kaye Arnold, 38, Green Lane; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, no seat belt; summons issued 

  • Michael Damon Beyer, 39, homeless; disorderly conduct; held, $500 

  • Cody Lee Butters, 30, East Lane Street; driving on a suspended license, no driver’s license, no seat belt; summons issued 

  • Anakaren Guzma Castellenos, 25, Cornersville; speeding, driving on a suspended license; summons issued 

  • Christ M. Christopher, 51, Rattlesnake Lodge Road; rape of a child; held, $300,000 bond 

  • Bruce Dewayne Curry, 56, Shelbyville Mills Road; violation of probation; released, $2500 

  • Catarina B. Francisco, 37, Couch Lane; no driver’s license, failure to maintain lane; released, $5,000 

  • Branson Isaiah Freeland, 24, Barksdale Lane; public intoxication; released, $500 bond 

  • Jacob Garvin, 41, La Vergne; possession of schedule 3 drug; released, $2500 

  • Martin Gomez Ramirez, 41, Deery Street; DUI, no driver’s license, leaving the scene of an accident; released, $6,000 

  • Leobard Gonzalez Guerrero, 35, Davis Street; no driver’s license; released, no bond 

  • Ronnie Wayne Guffey, 28, Lorien Circle; violation of order of protection; held, $2,500 

  • Alexis Cierra Heflin, 20, Fruit Valley Road; filing a false report; released, no bond 

  • Jose Domin Hernandez Gomez, 31, Depot Street; driving on a suspended license (second offense); released on recognizance 

  • Charmaine Marie Jones, 46, Eady Road; two counts of domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond 

  • Luis Juan Juan, 36, Quarry Street; DUI, no driver’s license, violation of open container law; released, $5,000 

  • Juan David Lopez, 20, King Avenue; simple possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, no driver’s license, speeding; summons issued 

  • Mario Ramos Majano, 20, Sevier Street; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, violation of light law, failure to appear, capias; held, $25,5000 bond 

  • Jose Dejesus Martinez, 27, Brooklyn Circle; DUI, due care; released, $1,000 

  • Rosalba Martinez Santiago, 42, Unionville Deason Road, Bell Buckle; DUI, speeding; released, $1,000 bond 

  • Samir Medzic, 27, La Vergne; DUI; released, $1,000 bond 

  • Seferino Moreno, 32, Randolph Street; violation of light law, simple possession; summons issued 

  • Charles Parker, 38, Highway 41A South; driving on a suspended license, speeding; summons issued 

  • Kyro Lan Quinto, 29, Valley Road; driving on a revoked license, speeding; released on recognizance 

  • Ronnie Welsey Ramos Ponce, 26, Winston-Salem, NC; driving on a suspended license, speeding; released, $1,000 bond 

  • Roger Dale Reeves, 49, West Lane; violation of order of protection; held, $25,000 bond 

  • Jose Pina Salazar, 50, Bridlewood Road; no driver’s license; summons issued 

  • Oscar Efren Sales, 29, Deery Street; driving on a suspended license, resisting arrest, due care, failure to appear; held, $9,000 bond 

  • Cody Phillip Wright, 27, Elizabeth Street; possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia; held, $5,500 bond