A jury convicted Johnson of the above charges, stemming from an October 2006 incident. Johnson, already serving time on other charges, was being treated at Metro General Hospital, when he attacked a sheriff's deputy who was guarding him, and stole her gun. He went on to attack a nurse, and carjack two other people before kidnapping a Hermitage man and forcing him at gunpoint to drive him around for hours. Johnson is currently serving a sentence on other charges. Once that sentence ends in 2020, he will begin serving the time for this most recent conviction. He is scheduled to be sentenced on August 13.
2008-I-683, June 19, 2008
Defendant: Willie Lindsey
Charges: Especially aggravated kidnapping, attempted first degree murder (2 cts), aggravated assault (2 cts)
Willie Lindsey entered a guilty plea to the above charges, in the October 2006 shootings of Metro Police Officer Danita Marsh and Danielle McDowell. As part of the plea agreement, Lindsey was sentenced to 132 years in prison.
2007-D-2738, May 1, 2008
Defendant: Bruce D. Mendenhall
Charge: First Degree Murder
Deputy District Attorney General Tom Thurman announced in court the State's intention to seek the death penalty against Mendenhall. Mendenhall is charged in the June 2007 shooting death of Sara Nicole Hulbert. Mendenhall has also since been charged with murder in other jurisdictions.
2007-C-2367, April 25, 2008
Defendant: Christopher Lee Davis
Charge: First Degree Murder-Felony Murder, Especially Aggravated Attempted Robbery
Senior Assistant District Attorney General Roger Moore announced in court the State's intention to seek the death penalty against Davis. Davis is charged in the June 2007 murder of Herbert Clayton. Davis was charged in that murder, along with 3 co-defendants, James Phillips, Michael Miller and Marcus Bradford. Davis was recently convicted of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and carjacking in Trousdale County.
2007-B-1224, April 7, 2008
Defendant: Anthony McDowell
Charge: Attempted First Degree Murder
Disposition: The defendent pled guilty and will serve 25 years.
McDowell was charged with shooting his girlfriend in the head while several children were at the residence. The victim was able to recover from her injuries.
2002-B-737-9, April 4, 2008
Defendant: Ruben Martinez
Charge: 5 counts Aggravated Rape
Disposition: The defendant pled guilty to five counts of aggravated rape. Criminal Court Judge Steve Dozier sentenced Martinez to 88 years.
Martinez was on the FBI's Top-10 Most Wanted Fugitive list after raping several women in the south Nashville area in the 1990's, then fleeing to Mexico. He was the first defendant to be extradited from Mexico to Nashville to face his charges. Martinez's co-defendant during some of the attacks had previously received a 60-year sentence for his involvement.
2007-D-3350, February 28, 2008
Defendant: Victor Benitez
Charge: Vehicular Homicide- Intoxication
Disposition: The defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to serve 9 years. There is also an ICE hold placed on him.
Benitez was charged in the June 2007 death of TSU student Joycelyn Gardiner. Benitez ran a red light at the corner of Old Hickory Boulevard and Nolensville road, colliding with Gardiner's car. Ms. Gardiner, who was a member of the Tigerbelle track team and just weeks away from receiving her degree, died from her injuries. Benitez, a native of Mexico, was combative at the crash scene, and had an extreme odor of alcohol about him.
2006-B-1688, February 19, 2008
Defendant: Darryl Moore
Charges: Conspiracy of Controlled Substance Cocaine 300gr or more, Conspiracy of Controlled Substance Marijuana 136,050gr or more, Possession w/Intent to Distribute Cocaine 300gr or more, Possession w/Intent to Distribute Marijuana 31,697-136,050gr, Money Laundering, Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Verdict: Guilty to the Indicted Charges.
Sentence: 93 years.
Darryl Moore was one of nine people arrested following a seven-month investigation into two criminal enterprises responsible for trafficking and distributing tremendous amounts of cocaine and marijuana into the Middle Tennessee area. The investigation by the 20th Judicial District Drug Task Force resulted in the seizure of 1,653 pounds of marijuana, 128 pounds of cocaine, $608,284 in cash, more than 20 vehicles, studio-quality recording equipment, electronics, and varoius home furnishings.
Moore pled to the charges in the indictment, and Criminal Court Judge Cheryl Blackburn sentenced him to a total of 93 years.
2004-C-2418, October 23, 2007
Defendant: Chad Crawford
Charges:Aggravated cruelty to an animal, Intentional killing of an animal
Verdict: Guilty aggravated cruelty of an animal, Hung jury on Intentional killing of an animal.
Chad Crawford was found guilty of kicking a Yorkshire terrier named Gizmo, in April 2004. The dog died of the injuries. Crawford and the dog’s owners lived in the same apartment complex. Another man, Michael Davis, was with Crawford during the incident, and faces the same charges, but his trial date has not yet been set.
UPDATE: Crawford was sentenced on 12/7/07 to serve 30 days, day for day, and remain on probation of the rest of the 11 months and 29 days.
2007-A-541, October 22, 2007
Defendants: Timothy Webber, Josh Dotts
Charges: Second degree murder, Aggravated assault
Verdict: Webber – Guilty plea to Second degree murder. Dotts – Guilty plea to facilitation of second degree murder. Aggravated assault charges were dismissed against both.
32-year old Tara Cole was sleeping on a boat ramp along the Cumberland River in 2006. She drowned after Webber, on a dare by Dotts, pushed her into the river as she slept. Webber received a sentence of 17 years, to serve at 100%. Dotts received a sentence of 8 yrs.
2006-C-2268, September 27, 2007
Defendant: Kenneth Thompson Anderson
Charge: Statutory rape (7 cts), Rape by Fraud (3 cts)
Verdict: Guilty 5 cts statutory rape, Guilty 2 cts simple assault, Not Guilty 3 cts Rape by Fraud.
Kenneth Anderson is a former teacher at SmyrnaHigh School in RutherfordCounty. Prior to that, he also taught at FranklinHigh School in WilliamsonCounty.
The charges stem from a relationship Anderson had with a teenaged girl who was not one of his students. Anderson went over to the girl's house in the Antioch area and the girl's father caught Anderson lying on the bed with her. The victim testified that Anderson had sex with her when she was 13 years old. Anderson faces additional charges of sexual battery by an authority figure against a different teenaged victim, who was a student of his at SmyrnaHigh School.
2006-D-2707, September 17, 2007
Defendant: Jared Madison Ramey
Charge: Sexual exploitation of a Minor in excess of 100 items
Verdict: Guilty
Jared Ramey was charged after his roommate discovered images of children engaged in sexual activity on an active window on his computer. The roommate called police to report the images, but Ramey was able to delete them. However, a TBI computer forensic analyst was able to retrieve the images from Ramey’s hard drive.
FOURTH QUARTER TRIAL DISPOSITIONS
2007-A-429, October 1, 2007
Defendant: Karen Carlock Williams
Charge: Assault
Verdict: Not guilty
2006-C-2408, October 1, 2007
Defendant: Michael Matthew Landers
Charge: DUI 1st, DUI per se
Verdict: Guilty.
2007-A-593, October 1, 2007
Defendant: George L. Martin
Charge: Violation of Order of Protection
Verdict: Guilty (plea entered after jury was sworn)
2007-B-927, October 9, 2007
Defendant: Gary Lee Burton
Charge: DUI 3rd, Implied Consent
Verdict: Not guilty
2006-A-1981, October 10, 2007
Defendant: Steve Stratton
Charge: Aggravated Robbery, Theft of Property
Verdict: Guilty - Facilitation of Robbery, Theft of Property
2006-A-2752, October 22, 2007
Defendant: Antonio Vaughn
Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance for resale in a drug-free school zone
Verdict: Guilty
2004-C-2418, October 23, 2007
Defendant: Chad D. Crawford
Charge: Aggravated Cruelty to Animal/ Intentional Killing of an Animal
Verdict: Guilty on Aggravated Cruelty/ Mistrial on Intentional Killing of an Animal
2007-A-84, October 23, 2007
Defendant: Jose Lopez-Granado
Charge: DUI 2nd/ No Drivers License
Verdict: Guilty on both charges
2007-B-985, October 29, 2007
Defendant: Anthony Guess
Charge: DUI 4th, Driving on Revoked Drivers License
Verdict: Hung jury on DUI 4th, Guilty of Driving on Revoked License
2006-D-3175, November 2, 2007
Defendants: Arturo Jaimes-Garcia, Juan Jeminez-Jaimes, Betzy Elizabeth Martinez, Antonia Diaz Reyes
Charge: Conspiracy to sell over 300g cocaine in Drug-Free School Zone, Sale over 26g Schedule II, Possession w/Intent to Deliver over 300g Schedule II, Possession w/Intent to sell over .5g ScheduleII, Facilitation fo possess w/Intent to Sell over 26g Schedule II.
Verdict: Garcia - Guilty on counts 1,2,3,4,7. Jaimes - Guilty on Counts 1,2,3,5,6. Martinez - Not Guilty. Reyes - Not Guilty.
Charge: DUI, Possession of weapon while under the influence, Implied Consent
Verdict: Not guilty of DUI, Possession of Weapon. Guilty of Implied Consent
2007-A-105, December 14, 2007
Defendant: Antwan Hunter
Charge: Assault, Reckless Endangerment
Verdict: Guilty of Reckless Assault and Guilty of Reckless Endangerment
Bench Trial
2006-D-3295, November 5, 2007
Defendant: Anthony Stanton
Charge: Evading Arrest by Motor Vehicle, Theft of Vehicle, Possession of Burglary Tool,s Driving on Revoked License
Verdict: Guilty of Evading Arrest.Guilty of Theft of Vehicle. Counts 3,4 dismissed.
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