Alleged Kayak Thief to Report to Court Next Month

August 30, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

An alleged kayak thief has a date with the judge next month.

39-year-old Amanda Alice Atnip of Jennings Lane, Smithville is charged with theft of property and resisting stop, frisk, halt, search, or arrest. Her bond is $8,500 and she will be in court on September 12.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on August 25 a sheriff’s department detective received a report of possible stolen kayaks on AB Frazier Road. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Atnip who reported that she had taken the kayaks sometime around the 4th of July. After telling her she would be placed under arrest for theft, Atnip pulled away from the detective, but she was forced to the ground and hand restraints were applied to her.

Four of the five kayaks reported stolen were found. The stolen kayaks were valued at $1,000.

Meanwhile, 36-year-old Kerry Allen Parker, Jr. of Oakley Road, Liberty was arrested recently on a grand jury sealed indictment charged with two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver (0.5 grams) and two counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule III drug. The offense date was January 24, 2024.

August 30, 2024
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The DCHS and DMS Cross Country teams have kicked off their season!

On August 15th, both teams competed at the Cookeville Jamboree scrimmage where 17 high school and 12 middle school teams from middle Tennessee came out to race.

Ben Driver led the Tigers with a personal best, tackling the hilly 5K course in 20:00 flat. This is Driver’s first taste of cross country as a high schooler. He was an accomplished middle school runner, and is now back at it his sophomore year! His teammates followed close behind with freshman Kaine Salas coming in with a 22:38, senior Cale Brown 22:46, junior Ethan Spears 24:24, freshman Vaden Trexler 26:45, and freshman Dan Rodgers 35:46.

The Lady Tigers were led by sophomore Emily Fry with a 26:27 followed by senior Mylie Phillips with 27:47.

The DMS Saints had a solid showing at the Cookeville Jamboree and then traveled to Macon Co the following weekend for the Donna Tucker Memorial Invitational on August 24th.

Eighth grader, Landon Brown, led the Saints in both meets. He gave a solid 2 mile performance at the Jamboree with a time of 13:52, followed by a personal best of 13:21 at Macon, finishing 11th in a field of 252 runners. 8th grade newcomer, Lucas Cable, has shown to be a fierce competitor, finishing second on the team behind Brown with a 14:54, and a 14:52 at Macon. Following close behind Cable included, Aiden Cook 14:59 (Jamboree), Lennon Salas 15:43 (Jamboree), Kaden Mullinax (15:49/15:37), Ty Arnold (16:10/15:51), Josh Ross (17:19/16:48), Carter Moore (16:51), Samson Chittwood (17:47/18:47), Kiptyn Goodwin (18:49/19:05), Brien Rivera (18:46/19:14), Jase Whilmore (17:39/20:35) and Evan Sims (23:30/18:57).

The Lady Saints were led by Leah Chittwood at the Jamboree (21:23/20:49) and Ella Taylor at Macon (20:22). Following close behind were teammates Kielee Hargrave (24:37/20:49) and Sophia Pina (25:45/25:32).

Congratulations to these runners for their hard work and performances!

August 29, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A Nashville man accused of murdering his wife on New Year’s Day and burying her body in a freshly dug grave on his property in the Belk Community of DeKalb County was sentenced in Davidson County Criminal Court Wednesday.

70-year-old Joseph Michael Glynn charged with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse entered a plea to first degree murder and received a life prison sentence.

The charges stem from an incident that took place on New Year’s Day where Glynn allegedly admitted to striking 76-year-old Jackie Glynn in the head with a hammer.

After the attack, officials said Glynn brought her body to DeKalb County and buried her. While in DeKalb County, Glynn also hid and towed the victim’s Toyota Rav 4, according to an arrest report.

Law enforcement found the victim buried in DeKalb County on Friday, January 5. Glynn allegedly told officers that he threw the murder weapon in the trash.

In addition to disposing of the murder weapon, Glynn also admitted to officers that he sold some of the victim’s belongings to several individuals after the murder, authorities said.

According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the Glynn’s primary residence was at 2418 Abbott Martin Road, Nashville and that is where the murder of Jackie Glynn is believed to have occurred on New Year’s Day. Two years ago the Glynn’s purchased, in Jackie’s name, 6.99 acres at 4629 Allen Bend Road in the Belk Community.

Although there was no house on the property, the Glynn’s were believed to have stayed in a camper trailer when in DeKalb County. Sheriff Ray said Mr. Glynn had contacted a local realtor as late as Thursday, January 4 wanting to list the property for sale but the realtor was out of town and couldn’t meet with him at that time.

After Ms. Glynn was reported missing by family members, Metro Police had a TBI Silver Alert issued asking for the public’s help in locating her especially since she had a medical condition that might have impaired her ability to return safely without assistance. The alert stated that Ms. Glynn might be driving a 2010 Toyota RAV4.

On Friday, January 5 Sheriff Ray said Metro Police contacted his department asking them to do a welfare check at the Glynn property on Allen Bend Road after learning from Mr. Glynn during a police interview that he had property in DeKalb County and that he had been there on Friday morning conducting a bon fire. Later during the investigation, Glynn confessed to the crime.

When DeKalb County officers arrived, Sheriff Ray said they met Jackie’s son who was also there looking for his mother, not knowing what had happened. They also spoke to a neighbor who had reported having spotted a freshly dug hole on the property earlier but that in recent days she noticed that the hole had been filled.

“We went onto the property and found what we thought to be a burial site. We found out that the hole was dug on December 16 by a contractor who had been told by Mr. Glynn that he wanted the hole for a burn pit. The hole was six feet wide, ten feet long, and six feet deep,” said Sheriff Ray.

“We called TBI and the office of the District Attorney General. DA Bryant Dunaway and DA Criminal Investigator Chris Isom joined us at the scene along with TBI agents and two detectives from Metro,” Sheriff Ray explained.

“Our deputies dug down and found Ms. Glynn’s body inside a plastic vehicle cargo box. It was in the bottom of the grave with brand new roofing shingles piled on it nearly to the top of the ground and all of that covered with dirt. After the county medical examiner came to the scene, the body was removed and taken to Nashville for an autopsy.

“We learned that Ms. Glynn’s vehicle was in the Belk area and we found it on Barnes Mill Road. We also learned that the murder weapon was a hammer, and that Glynn had thrown it in the Keltonburg Community Center compactor.”

No local charges were filed against Glynn.

Jackie Glynn was the owner or former owner of a popular Nashville wedding venue “Riverwood Mansion”.

In addition to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the TBI, District Attorney General’s Office (13th District), and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were all involved in the investigation.

Meanwhile, another arrest was made in the case later by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. 29-year-old Anthony Tate “Rooster” Miller of Allen Bend Road was charged with filing a false report. Although Miller was not accused of being an accomplice in the murder, Sheriff Ray said Miller gave conflicting stories to investigators about his contact with Glynn and his knowledge about how Ms. Glynn’s vehicle, a Toyota RAV4 got to where it was found abandoned on Barnes Mill Road. The case against Miller remains pending in court

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