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Slayton Sentenced in Fatal Crash of Sgt. Cherry
Devin L. Slayton, 25, who had pled guilty to vehicular homicide in the 2023 drunk driving crash that claimed the life of Macon County Sergeant William Cherry, was sentenced to the maximum sentence by Judge Brody Kane, 12 years to serve at 100% with no parole. At the sentencing hearing on February 13, 2025, the…
Read MoreLaundromat Thief Arrested During Traffic Stop
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette man wanted for the theft of approximately $200 in quarters from a local laundromat, was arrested by Macon County deputies last week following a traffic stop involving methamphetamine. According to law enforcement reports, 26-year-old Dillian Lee Peterson was identified in video surveillance, along with two other individuals, vandalizing a coin…
Read MoreMen Flee Cops, Found in Woods With Drugs
By Jessie Williams Two men that fled from authorities in Macon County last week, were found a short time later hiding in the woods – along with a bag containing methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Deputy J. Lopata of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 32-year-old Joseph Harris was…
Read MoreSlayton Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash of Macon County Officer
(November 15, 2024) – A Macon County man has pleaded guilty in the 2023 drunk driving crash that claimed the life of Macon County Sergeant William Cherry. Devin Slayton entered an open plea to the indicted charge of vehicular homicide in the case, and the case is now set for a sentencing hearing before a…
Read MoreBabynov CEO Pleas for County Pilot Extension
By Misty Green Macon County Commissioners met on Monday, November 4, 2024, for the Committee of the Whole work session and were allowed to hear from Babynov CEO Erik DE COCK, who was seeking the reason why the PILOT extension request was denied and to communicate with commissioners about the painful need for the $50-60,000…
Read More40 Grams of Meth Found Inside Safe in Woman’s Trunk
By Jessie Williams Thirty-three-year-old Felecia Denise Trammel was arrested last week after a vehicle pursuit revealed approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine inside a safe in the trunk of her Chevy Malibu. According to a report filed by arresting officer, Sergeant Clinton Friar, he and another deputy were traveling south on Rocky Mound Rd. around 10:54…
Read MoreConvicted Felon Assaults Officer
By Jessie Williams A 35-year-old Westmoreland man was arrested last weekend on multiple charges, including assaulting an officer, after the convicted felon was found to have drugs and a loaded rifle in his possession. According to a report filed by Sergeant Clinton Friar, of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the officer was patrolling Highway 52…
Read MoreDCS Worker Indicted for Aggravated Perjury
Forty-seven-year-old Sarah Ruth Wooten, of Lafayette, was indicted by the Macon County Jury during its October 2024 criminal court session. Wooten, an employee of the Department of Children’s Services, was indicted on one count of aggravated perjury. The sealed indictment reads as follows: The Grand Jurors of Macon County, Tennessee, duly empanelled and sworn upon…
Read MoreBullington Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Christopher Lewis Bullington, of 5357 Hauskins Lane in Westmoreland, has been indicted by the Macon County Grand Jury for sexual exploitation of a minor. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office took out search warrants on his computer and cell phone, based on evidence found from a previous case and found 195 images and videos of children…
Read MoreMan Charged after Altercation with Kenneth Hollis
Staff Writer According to a report released from the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 31-year old Dalton Manion of 10607 Galen Road in Lafayette, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and disorderly conduct on October 5, 2024 after a public altercation with Red Boiling Springs Mayor Kenneth Hollis. The report states, that Lafayette Police Department…
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