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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Police: Tennessee woman faces murder charge after 6-month-old dies in unlicensed daycare
A Tennessee woman is facing a first-degree murder charge after Nashville police say a 6-month-old girl died in the woman's unlicensed day care more than a year ago. Lourdes Hernandez, 35, was running a daycare at her Welshwood Drive apartment on Feb. 8, 2024 when a woman trying to pick up her daughter found other children crying and Hernandez holding the 6-month-old, police said in a Tuesday release. The child was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Ten children under 3 years of age were in the apartment that day, investigators said. An autopsy showed the 6-month-old had antihistamine diphenhydramine, commonly found in medications like Benadryl, at levels nearly three times the amount for an adult in her system, police said. Before her arrest on March 21, Hernandez had relocated to a Zermatt Avenue residence, police said, noting that several children were found in that apartment. In addition to the first-degree murder charge, Hernandez faces aggravated child neglect charges and operating a child care agency without license. She was indicted by a Nashville grand jury on the charges. Hernandez is being held on $150,000 bond and is scheduled to appear before a criminal court judge on April 2. Reach reporter Craig Shoup by email at cshoup@ and on X @Craig_Shoup. To support his work, sign up for a digital subscription to This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Police: Tennessee woman charged in 6-month-old's death
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Health
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Middle Tennessee at critically low blood supply, incentives offered for donors
Blood Assurance, the primary provider to Middle Tennessee hospitals, is facing a critical supply shortage and is offering incentives to spur donations. The supply shortage is the result of several factors, including cold and flu season and snow events in January and February that caused several appointment cancelations. People are asked not to donate blood when they are sick. More: Flu leads to critical blood shortages in Nashville Blood Assurance is down to a half-day supply, significantly lower than the ideal levels of between two and three days of supply. The demand for blood is also up at local hospitals, Blood Assurance spokesperson Brooke Katz said. 'I can't stress enough how vital it is for people to step up and donate immediately,' Blood Assurance Sr. Vice President of Operations Garry Allison said. 'Every patient relying on a transfusion deserves access to the lifesaving treatment they need — but we can't do it without our donors.' Blood Assurance is the primary blood supplier for most hospitals in Middle Tennessee and acts as a secondary supplier for many others. Donations made in the area directly impact local patients. Because of the supply shortage, Blood Assurance is offering special incentives to bring more people to donation centers in Middle Tennessee. All donors who give now through March 31 will be entered into a drawing to win a $500 e-gift card. O-negative donors, the universal blood type, and AB plasma donors will receive a $25 e-gift card via email for their donation. Eligible donors must be at least 17 years old, 16 with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good health. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids and eat a hearty meal prior to donating. Founded in 1972, Blood Assurance is a nonprofit organization that serves more than 70 healthcare facilities in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and North Carolina. Reach reporter Craig Shoup by email at cshoup@ and on X @Craig_Shoup. To support his work, sign up for a digital subscription to This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Incentives offer to blood donors in Middle Tennessee amid supply shortage
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Yahoo
Gun found in Oakland High School backpack; student banned from Rutherford County Schools
An Oakland High School student is banned from Rutherford County Schools after authorities found a gun concealed in his backpack Friday. The district said a school resource officer received information Friday that a student might have brought a gun on the school campus. A search of the student's backpack revealed a loaded small-caliber handgun concealed in a compartment of his backpack. Authorities found an empty holster on the student. The student was removed from campus and is permanently banned from returning to any schools in the Rutherford County Schools district. The student is charged with felony carrying of a weapon on school grounds and is being held at the Juvenile Detention Center. "Parents, we know these situations are frightening, which is why we are so thorough when they occur. We are grateful for our law enforcement and emergency response partners, all of whom responded immediately today and assisted the school with the investigation and search," the district said in a statement via email. "The responding agencies include the sheriff's office, Murfreesboro police, Rutherford County Emergency Management, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Homeland Security. Again, we are very appreciative of their robust partnership with our schools. " Reach reporter Craig Shoup by email at cshoup@ and on X @Craig_Shoup. To support his work, sign up for a digital subscription to This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: Rutherford County Oakland High student banned after loaded gun found
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Politics
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US Attorney: Tennessee man had Molotov, threatened to firebomb US Courthouse in Nashville
A Brentwood man is facing federal charges after authorities say he threatened to firebomb the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building in downtown Nashville. Alexander Thompson, 35, is charged with making threats in interstate commerce and making a threat in interstate commerce to damage or destroy a building or property by means of fire or an explosive. If convicted, Thompson faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison. The FBI Nashville field office is investigating the case. 'We take dangerous threats to public spaces and public servants extremely seriously and will always act swiftly to hold those responsible accountable for their actions,' Acting U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire said in a Wednesday press release. 'People who work in courthouses, and citizens who attend proceedings there, should be free from threatening behavior.' The release said Metro Nashville Police received a tip from someone at Tucker Carlson Network saying the network had gotten an email from Thompson containing threats he would "firebomb the Fred D. Thompson Federal building and Courthouse in downtown Nashville." Thompson wrote in the email that he did not wish to shoot or kill law enforcement and was rational and non-suicidal, authorities said. "But, the current American Government is no longer lawful and legitimate and must therefore be exposed and overthrown pursuant to Founding documents of the United States," Thompson wrote in the email. Thompson claimed there is surveillance on every device in the country and he believed it was his duty to stop "horrendous physical and digital attacks against myself, but also inform my nation that it is on the brink of totalitarianism," authorities noted. The streaming network shared images believed to be social media posts by Thompson Sunday asking followers how many firebombs he should use against the federal courthouse in Nashville. Thompson was arrested Monday while he was working in Goodlettsville. At the time, Thompson told officers, "You read the email, I was going to bomb the building, I couldn't change the system from the outside and I need to be arrested to effect change from the inside," authorities said. A search of Thompson's home revealed several bomb making materials and other criminal evidence, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Investigators also found several empty jars, and wicks and wax consistent with items depicted in Thompson's social media posts. "Investigators also located a Molotov cocktail that was assembled and just missing a fuel source," the release from the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Reach reporter Craig Shoup by email at cshoup@ and on X @Craig_Shoup. To support his work, sign up for a digital subscription to This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: US Attorney: Tennessee man had Molotov, threatened to bomb courthouse
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Yahoo
Nashville police seek Mall at Green Hills robbery victim as homicide suspect
The man Nashville police initially identified as the robbery victim during a scuffle outside the Mall at Green Hills earlier this month is now wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a getaway driver. A homicide arrest warrant has been issued against Genesis Denton, 31, who police say had just exited the mall Feb. 4 when a suspect from a Tesla vehicle approached him and attempted to take Denton's shopping bags. Police believe the suspect appeared to be carrying a gun, wrestled high-end shopping bags from Denton during the scuffle and tried to enter the Tesla as it attempted to pick up the suspect. Police said Denton ran toward the Tesla as it sped away. The shopper appeared to throw an extended magazine from the suspect's pistol at the car, police said, noting that at least one shot was fired around the Tesla during the exchange. Emmanuel Easley, 30, was shot while driving, and the Tesla later crashed into a tree in the median of Interstate 65 northbound near the Berry Hill area, police said. Easley was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died. A Metro Nashville police spokesperson previously said the passenger of the Tesla ran from the vehicle after the crash and threw a pistol over a guardrail. He was later charged with aggravated robbery and unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon. Reach reporter Craig Shoup by email at cshoup@ and on X @Craig_Shoup. To support his work, sign up for a digital subscription to This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville PD: Robbery victim charged with homicide in mall scuffle
