Couple Arrested with Meth & Fentanyl
By Jessie Williams A Red Boiling Springs couple was arrested last week following a routine traffic stop for possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to a report filed by a Macon County Sheriff’s Department deputy, a white Dodge truck with a broken tail light was observed traveling east on Highway 52 on the night of…
Read MoreFour Arrested in Large Meth Bust
By Jessie Williams The Macon County Sheriff’s Office, along with the 15th Judicial Drug Task Force and the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant on December 3, 2025 at a residence on Amos Circle following a four-month long investigation. Deputies and agents located approximately 335 grams of methamphetamine and additional evidence related…
Read MoreStep-Father Arrested for Child Abuse
A 50-year-old Westmoreland man was arrested last week on three counts of child abuse and neglect. Story Mooney, the step-father of the victims, was the second individual arrested in the case. Chronicle readers may recall a story printed in our October 14, 2025 issue, regarding the arrest of the victims’ mother, 36-year-old Mindy Michelle Mooney.…
Read MoreThirty Bags of Marijuana Seized
By Jessie Williams Thirty bags of marijuana were seized during a traffic stop in Macon County on October 30, 2025. According to a report filed by Deputy Jacob Lopata, another officer made a traffic stop on a gold Toyota Camry that had a non-functioning registration lights on Tuck Road. The driver was identified as 28-year-old…
Read MoreDelivery Driver Leaves Customer More Than Pizza
By Jessie Williams Fifty-six-year-old pizza delivery driver, Troy Scott Tuttle, was arrested by Macon County law enforcement last weekend after one local family was shocked to receive a lot more than just the pizza they ordered. According to a report filed by Deputy Jacob Lopata, officers were dispatched to a Morgan Rd. residence in Lafayette…
Read MoreTBI Investigates Deaths of Married Couple
A Macon County woman and her husband were found deceased on October 15, 2025 in what appears to be a murder-suicide. At the request of 15th Judicial District Attorney General Jason Lawson, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the deaths of two people. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Public Affairs Officer Leslie Earhart…
Read MoreMother Charged with Child Abuse & Neglect: Children Living in Horrendous Conditions
By Jessie Williams Thirty-six-year-old Macon County mother, Mindy Michelle Mooney, was charged with three counts of child abuse and neglect after local authorities discovered her children living in horrendous conditions. According to an affidavit of complaint filed by Macon County Detective Robert Jacoby, he was contacted by a Department of Childrens Services investigator and Sergeant…
Read MoreThree Charged with Sex Trafficking, Prostitution
By Jessie Williams A female and two male subjects were arrested last Friday on prostitution charges following reports of a group of prowlers near a Haley St. residence. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Lafayette Police Department Sergeant Justin Bergdorff, he arrived on the scene and located a gray car sitting in the…
Read MoreHigh Speed Chase Through Two Counties Ends in RBS
By Jessie Williams Twenty-six-year-old Michael Umberto Pineda was arrested by Macon County law enforcement last week following a high speed pursuit that began in Trousdale County. A report, filed by Trousdale County Sergeant Jesse Gentry, states that the officer was conducting stationary radar on River Rd. at the bridge facing north on Sunday, August 31,…
Read MoreCaptured! Wanted Man Arrested
By Jessie Williams Arian Ras-Devries, the 26-year-old Michigan man who crashed a Ford F150 truck into Citizens Bank on Scottsville Rd. earlier this month, has been arrested in Michigan, according to local law enforcement. Lieutenant Shane Reed, of the Lafayette Police Department, told the Chronicle his department has been coordinating with law enforcement in Michigan…
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