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Lone Hickory Farm Vandalized Over Weekend
By Misty Green Lone Hickory Farm & Nursery on Tanyard Road, in Lafayette, Tennessee was vandalized this past Saturday night, September 23, 2023. Dean and Mary Lazarou, owners/operators of Lone Hickory Farm told the Macon County Chronicle they woke up on Sunday morning, headed back out to work at 7 a.m., and discovered it was…
Read MoreSex Offender Arrested After Tip she was Babysitting Minors
By Jessie Williams A 36-year-old Lafayette woman, and registered sex offender, was charged with violating the sex offender registry after a tip led law enforcement to discover she had been babysitting two minor children. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Macon County Detective Bobby Jacoby, Nicole E. Sullins agreed to come to the…
Read MoreWoman Indicted: Vehicular Homicide & Assault, DUI
By Debbie Gregory Bethany Pauline Lankford, 28, of Lafayette, was arrested on September 4, 2023, after the Macon County Grand Jury indicted her on charges stemming from a 2022 one-vehicle wreck she was involved in, on Highway 10 South (Hartsville Road) in Macon County, that killed a Lebanon woman, and injured Lankford and three other…
Read MoreThree Charged After Search of Akersville Rd. Residence
By Jessie Williams Three Lafayette residents were arrested on multiple drug charges last week after police conducted a probation search at an Akersville Rd. residence. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Macon County Deputy Clinton Friar, law enforcement was advised by a third party individual that 51-year-old Nathan Blankenship had been selling narcotics…
Read MoreChild Found in Roadway, Uncle Arrested
By Jessie Williams The 22-year-old uncle of a child found alone in the roadway last week, has been charged with child abuse. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by the Lafayette Police Department, the 1-year-old boy was in the custody of his uncle, Logan Moore, when the child exited the house on Meador Drive…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Arrested After Evading Police
By Jessie Williams A 25-year-old, wanted man was recently arrested after evading law enforcement on his motorcycle last month. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by patrolman Taylor Boxold of the Lafayette Police Department, he observed a black motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed on Hwy 52 West while on patrol, July…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Arrested for 2nd Degree Murder in Macon County
By Jessie Williams A 31-year-old Riverside, California, man was arrested last week for second degree murder in the March 2020 death of Heidi Ann Kettles in Lafayette. According to a copy of the sealed indictment handed down by the Macon County Grand Jury during a special session on August 2, 2021, enough evidence was presented…
Read MoreSuspect Faces Drug Charges After Vehicle Pursuit & Fleeing on Foot
By Jessie Williams Macon County officers arrested a 27-year-old male last week on drug and traffic charges after a vehicle pursuit that led to a foot pursuit and a search of his car. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Deputy Clinton Friar, he was on patrol July 22, 2023 when he observed a…
Read MoreMother Faces Drug, Child Endangerment Charges
By Jessie Williams A 34-year-old Lafayette mother was arrested on drug and chid endangerment charges last week following a traffic stop on Hwy 52 Bypass E. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Macon County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Patrick Berry, he conducted a traffic stop on July 8, 2023 after observing a silver Ford…
Read MoreWarrants Executed, Meth & Fentanyl Found
By Jessie Williams A 61-year-old Pleasant Shade man was arrested last week after local law enforcement discovered methamphetamine and fentanyl inside his home. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Macon County Sheriff’s Department Detective Byron Butcher, a search warrant, along with a parole warrant, were executed on June 20, 2023 at the Wilmore…
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