A Sunday afternoon traffic stop in Mt. Juliet led to the arrests of two men, one of whom was wanted in multiple counties while the other was wanted in various states. The Mt. Juliet Police Department (MJPD) said officers performed a traffic stop along Pleasant Grove Road on Sunday, Nov. 3 for improper display of a rear license plate. During that time, authorities noticed a vehicle with a temporary tag in the window that didn’t match the car. The driver — described by police as a 35-year-old man from Chattanooga — was driving on a revoked license and wanted on multiple warrants,
Officials confirmed one body was found following a Friday morning plane crash near Crossville, which is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A spokesperson for the NTSB says that the preliminary information in the investigation suggests a Cessna 150F crashed in a remote wooded area 20 miles northwest of Crossville at approximately 10:22 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. Fentress County Emergency Management Agency Director James Bilbrey said that one body was recovered from the crash site.
A Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) game warden recruit died Friday after a medical emergency during a training exercise. Kentucky State Police (KSP) said the agency-involved incident occurred at the Game Warden Academy in Barren County. The preliminary investigation indicates that Game Warden Recruit William “Tex” Bailey, 24, of Richmond, experienced a medical emergency during a training exercise. Police said KDFWR officers rendered aid to Bailey until first responders arrived and transported him to T.J. Samson Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A traffic stop in Mt. Juliet led to the arrest of a man wanted for a child sex crime and a convicted felon who had four handguns, according to the Mt. Juliet Police Department (MJPD). Police said they stopped a vehicle for a signal violation on Sunday night and discovered a 40-year-old Nashville man with active warrants for two counts of aggravated sexual battery of a minor dating back to Oct. 4. Also in the car was a 60-year-old convicted felon from Murfreesboro in possession of four handguns, MJPD said. Police said that one of the handguns had been stolen in Humboldt, TN, in 2020.
