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Taser fails to stop squirming suspect

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Posted 2/25/23

Two taser uses failed to calm a suspect before he was handcuffed late Sunday afternoon at the Circle K convenience store on Madison Street at Wartrace Pike, police said.

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Two taser uses failed to calm a suspect before he was handcuffed late Sunday afternoon at the Circle K convenience store on Madison Street at Wartrace Pike, police said.

Officers seeking a man reportedly “staggering” along Madison Street found Gregory Lamont Hall, 35, of April Lane “stumbling” with a bag of beer. Hall smelled of alcohol and marijuana, Officer Letisia Diaz’s report said.

Hall was uncooperative, refusing handcuff attempts, and gave officers a false name, Diaz said. Officer Bryan Lashwood and Diaz eventually got Hall on the ground but were still unable to handcuff him.

Two taser shocks, one with prongs and one using the device’s blunt end, had little effect, Diaz said.

Diaz and Lashwood were able to handcuff Hall as four additional officers arrived. Hall “continued to be uncooperative” with Bedford County EMS workers, police.

Hall was allowed to smoke a cigar while being taken to Bedford County Corrections by Officer Joseph Cleek “to obtain cooperation,” Diaz’s report said.

Charges of resisting arrest, simple possession, public intoxication and criminal impersonation were filed against Hall. Bond was set at $7,000.

Hall was also wanted in Davidson and Robertson counties, police said.

Dog bites biker

A dog bit a man riding a motorcycle along West Lane Street on Tuesday, police said.

The victim said his landlord’s Cane Corso dog ran from a trailer park into the street and bit him as he passed by. The dog’s owner, Ronnie L. Campbell, grabbed the dog and took it to a barn within a fenced area, police were told.

Officer Ramon Castillo said he observed several puncture wounds on the victim’s leg.

Campbell told police the dog had broken its chain but denied it had bitten the victim. He was cited for having an animal at large and for failure to provide proof of vaccinations.

Police eluded

A driver Shelbyville police said refused to stop Sunday morning was eventually arrested in Moore County.

Jody L. Wallace, 54, of Christiana is charged with evading arrest.

Officers were advised Wallace, who was wanted in Rutherford County, was headed to Lynchburg via Shelbyville.

Wallace was spotted by Officer Sam Campbell, who followed her with lights and siren activated from the area around the library on South Jefferson Street to Kingree Road, where Sgt. Michael Taylor was waiting with one lane of the roadway blocked. Wallace kept going, Campbell’s report said.

Campbell pulled in front of Wallace, on orders from Lt. James Wilkerson, in an attempt to slow her down. Wallace allegedly drove around Campbell. The pursuit was terminated at that point. She was later stopped by Moore County authorities.

Bond was set at $7,500.

Thefts

  • A stove and refrigerator were stolen from a newly-constructed home on Townsend Circle between Thursday and Saturday, police said. Screws were removed from hinges of a door to gain entry,
  • An 18-foot flatbed trailer was stolen from a farm in the 400 block of Hickory Hill Road between midday Friday and Saturday afternoon, a Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report said.
  • A 100-year-old cuckoo clock was atolen from a unit at Shelbyville Self Storage, Madison Street, during the weekend of Feb. 11-12, police were told Monday.

Wire securing the unit’s roof was cut, according to the report,

The victim was unsure if anything else was taken,.

  • A camper trailer was taken between Wednesday and Friday from property on Paschal Road.

Drug charges

  • A man who allegedly tried to throw away a partially smoked blunt Tuesday was charged with simple possession of a schedule 6 drug.

Dale Allen McCall Jr., 46, of Park Place had been stopped for speeding on Green Lane by Officer Brock Horner. McCall was also charged with speeding. He was released on recognizance.

  • A suspect identified as Zavalon White, 25, of Anthony Lane was cited for simple possession of a schedule 6 drug and possession of drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop last Saturday night.

Officer Darrian Lanier allegedly smelled marijuana and found a pipe and a “small amount of ground up green leafy substance consistent with marijuana flower,” his report said.

  • Marijuana was allegedly found on a driver stopped for speeding Friday night, Feb. 17, on Madison Street, police said.

Officer Dylan Bliss said in his report he could smell marijuana in a vehicle driven by Denver Ezra Kelly, 23, of Lewisburg.

Kelly was cited for simple possession - two marijuana cigarettes and four THC vape pens - and speeding, the report said.

Shoplifting

  • A suspect walked out of Factory Connection, Lane Parkway, wearing a newly stolen pair of jeans Monday, employees told police.

The man has not been found.

He took several items, asked to use the fitting room, returned some of the items and walked out, police said. The theft monitor began sounding as he left. Store personnel were unable to stop him.

  • A man entered Dollar General Market, North Main Street, twice Wednesday morning, put items into his pockets and walked out without paying, police were told. An employee said he left in a red Nissan Maxima.

The loss prevention manager told police he has been coming to the store for several months, parking in the fire lane, grabbing items inside and leaving without paying.

Employees were able to get the vehicle’s license number. A police computer check showed the driver’s license photo of the suspect matches an image on store security video.

The suspect has not been charged but will be charged with trespassing if he returns, police said.

  • April Rose Ashley, 47, of Manchester was charged with shoplifting Saturday, Feb. 18 at Walmart, police said.

An employee told police he saw Ashley rip the security tab off a pair of eyelashes and hide them in her purse. A summons was issued.

Jail intake

The following were charged since Monday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.

  • Estabon Alvarez Teletor, 18, White Street; driving on suspended license, speeding; released on recognizance
  • Kaleb Ross Anderson, 33, Smithville; violation of probation (two counts); held, $2,500 bond
  • William Leon Ballinger, 29, Old Columbia Road; carjacking, evading arrest, possession of schedule 2 drug, theft of property, violation of probation; held, $63,500 bond
  • Rigoberto Baten Peruch, 20, Ledbetter Street; financial responsibility, no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, speeding; released on recognizance
  • Jada Renee Batts, 21, Adams Drive; driving on suspended license, speeding, theft of property; released, $1,000 bond
  • Donald Lowell Bey, 33, Murfreesboro; failure to appear; held, no bond
  • Robert Allen Bowen Jr., 43, Possum Trot Road; violation of probation; released, $1,000 bond
  • Jose Domingo Miguel, 22, Bridlewood Drive; criminal impersonation; released, $1,500 bond
  • Morgan Danielle Dunn, 27, Hickerson Road; possession of schedule 2 drug; released, $1,000 bond
  • David Damon Fenn, 58, Brookhaven Circle;; burglary (three counts), theft of property (three counts); held, $14,000 bond
  • Michelle Corrin Franklin, 52, Barksdale Lane; burglary (four counts), theft of property (four counts); held, $24,000 bond
  • Katheryn Danielle Harden, 33, Cowan Avenue; failure to appear; held, no bond
  • Ryan Heflin, 26, Old Pencil Mill Road; DUI, financial responsibility, implied consent, registration law; released, $3,000 bond
  • Justin Ray Lee, 40, Normandy-Tullahoma Road, Normandy; violation of probation; released, $500 bond
  • Celeste Longoria, 22, Lindell Boulevard; driving on suspended license, registration law; released, $1,000 bond
  • Ernesto Lopez, 26, Bird Street; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond
  • German Martinez Lopez, 18, Edgemont Drive; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, speeding, registration law; released on recognizance
  • Carl Gary Marable, 63, Smyrna violation of probation; released on recognizance
  • Maura Miguelina Martinez, 36, Edgemont Drive; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand; released on recognizance
  • Dale Allen McCall Jr., 46, Park Place; simple possession, speeding; released on recognizance
  • Catherine L. McCoy, 27, Highway 41A North; driving on suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession; held, $3,500 bond
  • Adriana Medina, 20, Shelbyville; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, running stop sign; released on recognizance
  • Ana Belem Merino Juarez, 24, Dover Street; driving on expired license, light law; released on recognizance
  • Andrew D. Moore, 32, Cedar Glade Circle; driving on suspended license, speeding; held, $1,500 bond
  • Emily Ann Mullins, 39, Murfreesboro; fraudulent use of credit/ATM card; released, $5,000 bond
  • Alexis Navarro Rayo, 29, Antioch; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, speeding; released on recognizance
  • Jerrid Daniel Pardon, 22, Colonial Avenue; failure to appear; held, no bond
  • Abraham Perez Taperia, 21, King Arthur Court; driving on suspended license, running red light/stop sign; released, $1,000 bond
  • Rebecca Lynn Perry, 22, Mountain City; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond
  • Dustin Dwayne Phillips, 28, Cartwright Road; possession of schedule 2 drug; released, $1,000 bond
  • Crystal Gale Presley, 43, Madison Street; driving on suspended license, speeding, registration law; released on recognizance
  • Roxanne Reynolds, 47, Virgil Crowell Road; driving on suspended license; released on recognizance
  • Elizabeth Rivera Arriaza, 47, Murfreesboro; driving on revoked license; released on recognizance
  • Carlos Jose Rodriguez Santos, 28, Nashville; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, speeding; released, $500 bond
  • Javier Rivera Franco, 26, Nashville; driving on suspended license, speeding; released, $1,000 bond
  • Diego Diego Sebastian, 35, Bridlewood Drive; violation of probation; released on recognizance
  • Steven Jacob Skeeters, 23. East Depot Street; attachment, driving on suspended license, failure to appear, financial responsibility, light law, registration law; held, $1,000 bond
  • Tyler Nathaniel Tankersley, 19, Tullahoma; theft of property; held, $1,500 bond
  • David Jerome Taylor, 43, Deery Street; failure to appear; released on recognizance
  • Alton Ray Thomas, 64, Railroad Avenue; failure to appear; released on recognizance
  • Justin Dequan Watkins, 34, St. Charles Place; criminal trespassing; held, $7,500 bond
  • Timothy Ray West, 47, no fixed address; violation of probation (two counts); held, no bond
  • Justin Wayne White, 28, Pepper Hill Road; criminal impersonation, evading arrest, violation of probation (two counts); released, $6,500 bond
  • Cody Phillip Wright, 27, Elizabeth Street; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond