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20-05-2025
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Auto burglary suspect said he was buying car at 5 a.m.
A Crossville area man well known to local law enforcement had an explanation as to what he was doing in a vehicle parked at a closed business in the early morning hours Sunday. He was buying the car. Frank Henry Quince Jr., 53, no address available, is charged with a single count of auto burglary and has a hearing tentatively set for June 9. Bond is set at $10,000 and if unable to post bond, he may appear before Judge Amanda Worley prior to that date. Cumberland County Sheriff's Deputy Zachary Early wrote in his arrest report he was passing by Josh Martin Auto Repair in the 1000 block of N. Main St. when he noticed the brake lights on a 2006 Volvo S80 on and decided to investigate. Early notified Crossville Police and then proceeded to the closed business. He opened the door of the vehicle and a man jumped out of the car. Early wrote he asked the suspect what he was doing and quoted Quince responded he was going to buy the car. The owner of the business was contacted and told Early and CPD Sptl. Shade Foster he did not give Quince permission to be on the property or inside any vehicles. Quince was then taken to the Justice Center and jailed on the charge. Quince appeared in Criminal Court May 6 on charges of aggravated assault and has one charge in continued boundover status. The Public Defender's Office is appointed in those cases that were continued to July 8.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Auto burglary suspect said he was buying car at 5 a.m.
A Crossville area man well known to local law enforcement had an explanation as to what he was doing in a vehicle parked at a closed business in the early morning hours Sunday. He was buying the car. Frank Henry Quince Jr., 53, no address available, is charged with a single count of auto burglary and has a hearing tentatively set for June 9. Bond is set at $10,000 and if unable to post bond, he may appear before Judge Amanda Worley prior to that date. Cumberland County Sheriff's Deputy Zachary Early wrote in his arrest report he was passing by Josh Martin Auto Repair in the 1000 block of N. Main St. when he noticed the brake lights on a 2006 Volvo S80 on and decided to investigate. Early notified Crossville Police and then proceeded to the closed business. He opened the door of the vehicle and a man jumped out of the car. Early wrote he asked the suspect what he was doing and quoted Quince responded he was going to buy the car. The owner of the business was contacted and told Early and CPD Sptl. Shade Foster he did not give Quince permission to be on the property or inside any vehicles. Quince was then taken to the Justice Center and jailed on the charge. Quince appeared in Criminal Court May 6 on charges of aggravated assault and has one charge in continued boundover status. The Public Defender's Office is appointed in those cases that were continued to July 8.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Felony DUI draws 3-year sentence
A Crossville area man with a dozen drunk-driving convictions on his record was sentenced to three years in prison with a parole eligibility date after 150 days of the sentence is served. Christopher Dean Thomas has been in custody since his March jury conviction of felony DUI in connection with his Dec, 4, 2019, arrest by Crossville Police. The jury — who took only about 20 minutes to convict Thomas — also fined him $2,500. Thomas appeared for a sentencing hearing Monday afternoon and was facing two to six years in prison. State prosecutors were seeking four years in jail while defense attorney Randal Boston asked the court to consider two years. Following the jury conviction, Judge Gary McKenzie found there was enough evidence to raise the DUI conviction to a Class D felony of fifth-offense driving under the influence. This was based on four convictions within the 20-year period set by the Tennessee General Assembly to be considered as enhancement. Other convictions were older than the 20-year period. Thomas' record, enhancement and mitigating factors were considered as McKenzie set the sentence Thomas will serve. Thomas should be eligible for his first parole hearing in late spring or early summer. Crossville Police Sgt. Keith Sadula testified during the trial he conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Thomas on Dec. 4, 2019, leading him to being arrested on several charges. Most of those charges were later dismissed or pled guilty to in Municipal Court.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
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Drug defendants plead guilty, draw multi-year prison terms
A man and woman facing drug charges in Cumberland and Putnam counties pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Criminal Court Tuesday and received multi-year prison sentences. Shane Lynn Mosley, 53, was charged with possession of a Schedule I drug with intent, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent, possession of a Schedule III drug with intent, possession of .26 grams of meth or more, possession of meth with intent and possession of drug paraphernalia. Mosley pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Criminal Court to possession of heroin with intentin Cumberland County and possession of more than .26 grams of meth. The sentence is to run concurrent with a conspiracy drug case in Putnam County for a total of 25 years in prison as a Range 2 offender. The Cumberland County charge comes from a May 22, 2023, investigation by Crossville Police Sgt. John Karlsven and Ptls. Matthew Charlock and Amy Sherrill. Remaining charges were dropped. Brandy Nacole Abston, 41, a native of Livingston who has lived in Cookeville and Rickman and co-defendant in the Putnam County case, pleaded guilty to the Putnam County charge of conspiracy to possess 300 grams or more of meth or and was sentenced in Crossville. Abston agreed to a 15-year sentence to be served at 30% as a Range 1 offender. All remaining charges were dismissed on her plea. She and others were accused of conspiring to deliver meth to an undercover agent on March 1, 2023, in the Cookeville area. As a result of her plea to possession of .26 grams of meth or more for delivery, all pending charges in Cumberland County were dismissed. She is being given credit for time already served in jail toward her sentence. Co-defendants in the Cookeville case include Mosley, Robert Michael Brazle, Johnathan Andre Dietz, Brandon Demontico Forbes, John Christopher Ashford Smith and Tina Marie Stewart. In other cases on the docket, the following guilty pleas were entered: •Steven Paul Downing, 32, two counts of domestic assault and scheduled for trial in May, pleaded guilty to one count of domestic assault and received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation. During that probationary period, Downing is to complete Break the Cycle classes. The second count was dropped. The charge stems from an Aug. 17, 2024, incident investigated by CPD Sgt. Josh Mangas and Ptls. Matthew Charlock, Jeremy Beard and Jacob Zimmerman. •Regina Beth Fish, 34, charged with possession of less than .5 grams of fentanyl/ANPP, pleaded guilty to the charge and qualified for judicial diversion, causing the guilty plea to be set aside for a probationary period six years. During that time, if all conditions and terms of supervised probation are met, Fish will be eligible to have the charge removed from her record. The charge stems from a Jan. 10, 2022, investigation by Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. •Kyle Daniel Nelson, 39, charged with aggravated assault, pleaded guilty to reckless aggravated assault and will face a June 24 sentencing hearing. Nelson is facing a sentence of two to four years. Judge Sean Fry will decide the length and manner of which that sentence will be served. The charge stems from a Nov. 20, 2020, incident investigated by Tennessee Highway Patrol, CCSO and CPD investigation into a displaying of a weapon. •Shayla Marie Reagan, 29, charged with assault, pleaded guilty to the charge and received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence. Reagan qualified for judicial diversion, with the plea set aside for the length of probation. If all terms and conditions of diversion are met, Reagan will be eligible to have the charge set aside. The assault stems from a June 2, 2024, incident investigated by CCSO. •Haylee LeShea Bullard, 32, pleaded guilty by information to burglary and as a Range 1 offender, received a two-year suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation. She and a co-defendant are responsible for $3,500 restitution with her share to be paid at a rate of $35 per month. Fine and court costs are waived. The charge stems from the burglary of a storage unit on March 27 investigated by CCSO Deputy Shawn Aytes. •Richard Elton Jeffrey, 51, pleaded guilty by information to two counts of forgery and received two one-year suspended sentences to be served concurrently. The charges stem from the passing of a forged check in the amount of $300 on March 13 and attempted passing of a stolen forged check on March 14. Both were investigated by CCSO Deputy Jacob Brink.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
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Woman loses $4,000 in warrant scam
A Crossville woman reported to police that she lost $4,000 in a bogus warrant scam after receiving a phone call of her pending arrest if she did not use Bitcoin to pay to avoid legal troubles. The incident was reported to Crossville Police March 27. An 87-year-old Bob White Drive woman contacted police, stating she received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer in Texas. The caller gave the victim an identification claiming it was a badge number but did not tell her which police agency he represented. According to CPD Ptl. Jacob Zimmerman's report, the caller told the victim she needed to send $4,000 in Bitcoin to him or would be arrested for money laundering. The caller went to Good Times, purchased the Bitcoins and sent then to a QR code he had provided her. Later, the same day, the woman received a call from a second man claiming to be a Texas police officer and providing a bogus badge number. This caller told the woman she needed to go to Regions Bank, cash in her certificates of deposit and convert them to Bitcoin and send the money to him. A bank employee intervened and convinced the victim she was being scammed and would not give the victim the funds she requested. In investigating the matter, the bank representative told the woman it appeared her bank account had been hacked several times in the past. The second transaction was never carried out and when the victim went to the Verizon store, an employee there confirmed the bank official's suspicions that the victims cellphone number had been cloned. Verizon assisted in changing the victim's phone number. It is unlikely the victim's $4,000 will be recovered.
