A former Tennessee legislator who stole $20 million dollars in a gold coin Ponzi scheme was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. The Commercial Appeal reports that Larry Bates, 73, will spend 21 years in federal prison and pay $20 million to various victims affected by his scam, which entailed selling and purchasing silver and gold coins. Bates’ …
The suspect claimed he could teach the young daughter “about the joys of sex”
A long-haul truck driver was shot and killed in a shopping center parking lot in Baton Rouge, LA on Tuesday morning, reports WJHL. Authorities identified the victim as 49-year-old Keith Odom of Jonesborough, TN. Odom’s parents told the Advocate their son had wanted to be a truck driver since he was a little boy. “All he …
A Tennessee funeral home is facing fines after the director was reportedly caught reusing caskets without first reupholstering them. FOX reports that the Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers caught E.H. Ford Mortuary Services reusing caskets that had the same lining inside during previous uses, a violation of state law. Officials were tipped off after …
Police have arrested a woman after she allegedly pulled a pistol from under her wedding dress and pointed it right at her husband’s head, just hours after reciting their wedding vows, WTVF has reported. Kate Elizabeth Prichard, 25, allegedly brandished the weapon during an argument outside of the Clarion Inn in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Police alleged …
The family of a Memphis, Tennessee, toddler killed by a stray bullet last month held a fundraiser aimed at bringing the shooter to justice. “I miss Laylah a lot,” Leslie Washington, the slain toddler’s mother, told WMC. The station reported that Laylah was shot in the head while driving with Leslie during an apparent road rage incident. She died …
A sex trafficking investigation in Lakeland, Tennessee, led to the arrest of two suspects after a teen was rescued from a motel, following a series of text messages and calls she sent to her friend. According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, the victim, a 19-year-old teen, whose name is disclosed, sent her friend numerous messages after …
A Clarksville, Tennessee, man allegedly wanted popcorn so badly at a movie theater on Monday that he assaulted both a theater employee and a police officer that responded to the disturbance. KOMO News reports that Paul West, 50, was at a movie theater off of Tiny Town Road in Clarksville on Monday at around 11:30 p.m., …
A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, returned a two-count indictment against former teacher Tad Cummins on Wednesday. Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith of the Middle District of Tennessee announced the indictment on Thursday. WKRN reports that Cummins, 50, was indicted on obstruction of justice and “transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging …
Another kidnap victim was kept without food and running water
Former teacher and alleged kidnapper, Tad Cummins, is on his way back to Tennessee from California to face charges stemming from the alleged abduction of a teenage girl. People reports that Cummins’ defense lawyer, Ben Galloway, said that the suspect left on Tuesday evening. He’s being transported by the U.S. Marshals Service, which generally means they are …
A Tennessee man who reportedly broke into a home got swift justice when the homeowner went after him with an aluminum baseball bat. FOX News reports that a woman knocked on another woman’s door in Kingsport on Saturday night while holding a lost dog flyer. When the victim, 52, opened the door, a man wearing …
