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Man Drinking Beer in School Traffic Arrested

By Jessie Williams  A 25-year-old Lafayette man was arrested last week after an officer directing school traffic, observed him drinking a beer. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by arresting officer Deputy Darrell Taylor, of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the incident occurred on March 12, 2023 while Taylor was directing traffic as school…

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Lafayette Man Attempts to Strangle Brother

By Jessie Williams Forty-six-year-old Ronald Dwight Murray, of Lafayette, was arrested on Friday, March 3, 2023, after allegedly attempting to strangle his brother during an argument at an apartment on Akersville Rd.  According to the affidavit of complaint filed by arresting officer, Deputy Derek Carlisle of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, he was dispatched to…

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Law Enforcement Responds to Incidents at MCJHS & RBS

By Jessie Williams  Local law enforcement responded to two separate incidents at two different Macon County schools last week, and one is still under investigation. According to Macon County Sheriff Joey Wilburn the first school related incident took pace at Macon County Junior High School on Wednesday, February 22, when a bullet was found in…

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Man Arrested in Undercover Sex Crimes Investigation

By Jessie Williams  A 41-year-old Westmoreland man is behind bars on a $100,000 bond following an undercover sex crimes investigation. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Danny Meador, of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the investigation began on February 2, 2023. During the investigation, on February 8, 2023, it was discovered that…

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Driver Hits 2 Patrol Cars While Fleeing Scene

By Jessie Williams  Lafayette resident Earl Joseph Dallas, age 43, is behind bars on a long list of charges after crashing into police vehicles while attempting to flee local law enforcement. According to an Affidavit of Complaint filed by Deputy Tyler Gann of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, he was on patrol February 8, 2023…

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Traffic Stop: Drug & Weapon Charges For Two

By Jessie Williams  Two individuals were arrested last week following a traffic stop that led to drug and weapon charges. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Deputy Clinton Friar, of the Macon County Sheriffs Department, he was patrolling on Highway 52 on January 31, 2023, when he observed a silver Jeep Cherokee with…

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Hotel Room Search Warrant; Two Arrested

By Jessie Williams  Two individuals were arrested after local enforcement served a search warrant on a room at the Hearthstone Inn last week.  According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Josh Meador of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the search warrant was served on the room on January 20, 2023. Located inside were…

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Macon County Woman Arrested for Perjury

A Macon County woman has been charged with perjury after she allegedly falsified government paper work to become a Tennessee Notary Public. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 41-year-old Kimberly Dozier, of Lafayette, did commit the offense of perjury by falsifying government paperwork to become a Tennessee Notary…

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Three Counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery

A Westmoreland man is behind bars, on a $100,000 bond, after being charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery. According to an Affidavit of Complaint, filed by Detective Danny Meador of the Macon County Sheriffs Department, 55-year-old David Rich Culbert is accused of forcibly touching a female in 2011 to 2013 when the victim…

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Man Attempting to Steal From Store Found With Meth

By Jessie Williams  A 32-year-old Lafayette man was arrested on drug charges after attempting to steal items from Walmart last week.  According to an affadavit of complaint filed by Lafayette Police Department Officer Justin Bergforff, he arrived at the Lafayette Walmart Supercenter on January 5, 2023 after being dispatched for a separate incident involving trespassing.…

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