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Two Kentucky fugitives got much more than they bargained for after stopping at a Cheatham County gas station Sunday morning. Deputies were led to the wanted men thanks to Sirius Radio, which reportedly tracked the stolen vehicle out of Kentucky. The men, now identified as Andrew Walker and Austyn Lindsey, both 24 were wanted for multiple thefts out of Paducah, KY. Both men are being held without bond awaiting extradition to Kentucky.
A bill making its way through the Tennessee General Assembly would increase the penalty for those who make threats against schools. Currently, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable in Tennessee by up to 11 months, 29 days in jail and/or fines up to $2,500. The new bill would make it a Class E felony and which would carry a sentence of one to six years in prison and a fine of up to $3,000.
Three underweight horses were removed from a Rutherford County stable under investigation by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Pinnacle Stables removed three of its horses as the TDOA’s Health Division responded to a complaint on Friday, March 22, and found the horses had a low body composition score of two or less. RCSO had confirmed that the removal of the horses is part of an ongoing investigation. The horses are currently under the care of Jenny Earhart with Premier Equine Rehab.
Tennessee’s Republican-controlled Senate on Monday tweaked a proposal initially designed to keep the state’s tourism records hidden from public scrutiny, bidding to add more sunshine into how the state secures high-profile events. Last month, the GOP-dominant House approved legislation that would have allowed the head of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to exempt any public records for 10 years deemed “sensitive” by the commissioner and attorney general. The bill, backed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, alarmed open government advocates who argued that tourism records could legally be destroyed within those 10 years and thus never see the light of day.
