Wilson/Lebanon: Police Arrest Trio After Catching Stolen Car

 

Lebanon Police officers were alerted by or SafeNet Program of a stolen vehicle within our jurisdiction. Officers located the vehicle moments later. B Detail Officers detained a male suspect later identified as Nicholas Booyer of Byrdstown Tennessee. Upon further investigation Mr. Booyer was found to have several outstanding warrants from the Tennessee area. Two passengers Matthew Degroat and Jessie Murphy were also detained for possession of Schedule 2 narcotics

Rutherford/Smyrna: Veterans Day Ceremony In Smyrna

 

Rutherford/Murfreesboro: Driver Indicted In Crash Injuring Mom and Baby

 

A Rutherford County grand jury indicted a driver accused of causing a head-on crash that injured five people, including a mother and her baby, on Highway 99 near Veterans Parkway in April.

Officers arrested Matthew Delk, 34, on Friday after serving him with a sealed indictment charging two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. Eagleville police assisted with the arrest.

Investigators said Delk was driving a Buick Enclave on April 23 when he crossed into oncoming traffic, narrowly missing one vehicle before hitting a Toyota Highlander head-on. The impact spun the Highlander into a Cadillac Escalade. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue crews cut the Highlander’s driver from the wreckage, while a passerby freed her baby from a child safety seat before emergency personnel arrived. Two people in the Escalade suffered minor injuries.

Murfreesboro Police Department’s Fatal Accident Crash Team investigated the wreck.

Delk was released from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $15,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Rutherford County General Sessions Court on Dec. 4.

Cannon/Woodbury: Cannon Country Christmas November 21st & 22nd

 More information posted soon!

Warren/McMinnville: Offices Closed On Veteran's Day

 City offices will be closed on Tuesday, 11/11/25. Tuesday’s garbage route will be done on Wednesday, 11/12.

Cannon/Woodbury: Arts Center of Cannon County Hosting Auditions From Junie B Production

 

Auditions for the next show in the Arts Center of Cannon County's Young at Art School Matinee Series are drawing near! For those 18 and younger, come out and audition for Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School JR.! Junie B. is determined to write the ultimate guide to first grade. As she deals with writer's block and constantly getting into trouble, Junie B. quickly realizes that she still has a lot to learn. Featuring new, upbeat songs and an expanded cast, Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School JR. is a hilarious, whole-hearted show about owning up to your mistakes and how nobody is ever done learning. To learn more about auditions and our School Matinee Series, visit www.artscenterofcc.com/auditions.

Rutherford/Murfreesboro: Fugitive Abandons Mother At Murfreesboro Walmart

 

A wanted fugitive who has been on the run for two years for a parole violation for child neglect in Wisconsin is now facing drug charges in Murfreesboro.

Paul Benzel, 54, of Wisconsin, was taken into custody Thursday, Nov. 6 at Walmart on Old Fort Parkway. Benzel was transported to the hospital to be evaluated after allegedly ingesting drugs. He was medically cleared by doctors and taken to jail. Detectives charged Benzel with manufacturing, delivering, selling, possessing controlled substances, including methamphetamine, heroin, opiates, LSD, marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, and unlawful drug paraphernalia. He is also facing charges of willful abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults.

Officers responded to the store around 12:40 p.m. yesterday for a welfare check. Benzel apparently abandoned his 71-year-old disabled mother, leaving all her belongings and dog in a shopping cart. Detectives executed a search warrant on a Dutchman Classic camper in the parking lot and found Benzel hiding, the illegal drugs and two other dogs.

Family members are working on plans for the mother to travel back to Wisconsin.

Benzel is being held on $175,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is set Nov. 19 in General Sessions Court.