Charges Filed Against Two Nashville Men Involved in Midnight Pursuit and Crash This Week

November 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Charges have now been filed in Wilson County against two men who tried to outrun the law in a stolen car before crashing it late Tuesday night in Smithville

The driver of the car, 19 year old Laron Saunders of Nashville is charged with Felony Evading, Simple Possession, Felony Theft of Property, Reckless Endangerment, and Speeding. His bond is $12,000. His passenger, 19 year old Quentin Marshall, Jr. of Nashville is facing charges of Unlawful possession of a firearm and Misdemeanor Evading. He is under a $5,000 bond. Both will make a court appearance in Wilson County on January 8.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Trooper De’Wunya Topps was running radar Tuesday night on Interstate 40 at mile marker 223 in Wilson County at 11 p.m. when he clocked a red 2016 Scion TC going 98 miles per hour eastbound in a 70 mile per hour speed zone. Trooper Topps then attempted to make a traffic stop. The car pulled over at mile marker 226 but as Trooper Topps was calling in the traffic stop the car took off. Trooper Topps then initiated a pursuit. After the registration was checked it came back as a stolen car out of Metro Nashville.

The pursuit continued on I-40 and then onto Highway 70 before crossing into DeKalb County at 11:58 p.m. A DeKalb County deputy joined Trooper Topps in the pursuit at Liberty and Smithville Police Officers set up a road block at the intersection of Congress Boulevard and Broad Street to keep other traffic from crossing while the pursuit was approaching.

In Smithville the pursuit turned from Broad Street onto College Street at the bridge then east on Webb Street to South First Street before the car crashed on the property of Dr. Starla Meigs Office only a block off the public square.

Both Saunders and Marshall bailed out of the car after the wreck and tried to flee on foot.

Saunders unwittingly ran in the direction of the jail, which is located on the public square, and was caught by Sheriff Patrick Ray and Detective Stephen Barrett who were standing outside the Sheriff’s Office and saw him approaching.  The arrest was made in front of the law office of Hilton Conger and Harry Lasser, only a few feet from the jail.

Marshall, who was armed with a loaded handgun, was arrested in the area by Smithville Police Officer Tyler Patterson.

Both men were turned over to Trooper Topps and transported to the Wilson County Jail.

November 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The 2018 muzzleloader/archery season for deer opens in Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 3 and continues through Friday, Nov. 16 in all of Tennessee’s deer hunting units, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

The opening of muzzleloader season in the state has a permanent opening date of the third Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Muzzleloading firearms are defined as those firearms which are incapable of being loaded from the breech. Muzzleloading firearms of .36 caliber minimum, plus long bows, compound bows and crossbows are legal hunting equipment for this season. Hunters are also reminded that they must meet the blaze orange requirements while hunting.

The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks is two. No more than one antlered deer may be taken per day. Hunters are allowed the following antlerless bag limits: Unit L-3 per day, Unit A and B-2 per day, and Unit C and D-1 per day.

For the exact boundaries of the different deer units, hunters can refer to the 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide, available where hunting and fishing licenses are sold and at all TWRA offices. A list of the state’s permanent annual opening hunting dates is on page 12 of the guide. The guide can also be viewed at TWRA’s website at www.tnwildlife.org.

Resident hunters, ages 16 through 64 must possess in addition to other appropriate licenses, an annual big game license for the equipment used. Lifetime Sportsman license, Junior Hunt/Trap/Fish, Adult Sportsman license and Permanent Senior Citizens license holders are not required to purchase supplemental big game licenses.

In addition to private lands, including public hunting areas, several wildlife management areas (WMAs) will be open to hunters during this muzzleloader season. Hunters need to refer to the 2018-19 Hunting and Trapping Guide for a listing of these WMAs or go to TWRA’s website.

Tennessee’s gun season for deer opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year’s date is Nov. 17. The season for gun/muzzleloader/archery will then continue through Jan. 6, 2019. Archery equipment is legal during muzzleloader and gun seasons. Muzzleloaders are legal during gun season.

November 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Dewain Hendrixson remains out front of his fellow WJLE Fearless Forecasters for picking winners after nine weeks of the college football season.

Hendrixson has an overall record of 86-48.

Darrell Gill and Will Graham remain in a tie for second place at 82-52, four games back. Scott Brown is 78-56, 8 games behind. Grant James of the James Gang is 9 games out of first place at 77-57. Chad Kirby is 10 games back at 76-58. Ricky Atnip is at 74-60, 12 games out of first place while John Pryor and the Guests are 13 games back at 73-61.

Meanwhile Chad Kirby had the best record for the week at 9-6 followed by Dewain Hendrixson 8-7, Darrell Gill and Will Graham each at 7-8, Grant James of the James Gang, John Pryor and the guest Tim Stribling each at 6-9. Scott Brown and Ricky Atnip each went 5-10.

Two forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Grant James of the James Gang picked Northern Illinois to upset BYU and got 7 points. The guest, County Mayor Tim Stribling picked Kentucky to beat Missouri and got 7 points.

Overall Will Graham at 41 has the most underdog points followed by Grant James of the James Gang with 38 points. Scott Brown has 35 points while Ricky Atnip has 15, Darrell Gill 14, the guests 14, John Pryor 11.5, Dewain Hendrixson 11, and Chad Kirby 5.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Penn State at Michigan, Notre Dame at Northwestern, West Virginia at Texas, Ohio at Western Michigan, Stanford at Washington, Boston College at Virginia Tech, Iowa at Purdue, Florida State at N.C. State, Alabama at LSU, Missouri at Florida, Texas A&M at Auburn, South Carolina at Ole Miss, Georgia at Kentucky, Charlotte at Tennessee and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at Dallas.

Today’s special guest is County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, and DeKalb County Ace Hardware.

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