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Wanted suspects taken into custody

By JEFF LEWIS
Posted 6/23/23

Two wanted suspects from a hit and run incident last weekend in Bell Buckle, have been taken into custody.  

The Bedford County Sheriff's Office along with the assistance of the …

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Two wanted suspects from a hit and run incident last weekend in Bell Buckle, have been taken into custody.

The Bedford County Sheriff's Office, along with the assistance of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and Cannon County Sheriff's Office, arrested two men who hit and injured a participant during the Bell Buckle RC Cola-Moon Pie Festival.

Michael Lee Grimmitt, 30 of Christiana, and James Nicholas Barrett, 31 of Cannon County, were booked into the Bedford County Jail facing several charges. Grimmett has been charged with Felony Evading Arrest and Reckless Endangerment. Barrett was charged with Aggravated Assault, Felony Evading Arrest, Reckless Endangerment, Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Injury, Reckless Driving and Improper Registration. 

Grimmett remains in the Bedford County Jail.  Barrett has since bonded out.