Residents Awake to Intruder in their Home

Residents of a home on Sparta Highway awoke Sunday morning, June 11 to find a man standing in their living room.
The man, 47 year old Alfred Mitchell Horn of Eagle Creek Road, Smithville, had apparently entered the residence through a window.
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After being confronted, the man threw a cigarette and poured a beer on his victims. After leaving the home, Horn used a baseball bat to break windows of a 1998 Chevy Blazer parked outside.
Horn is charged with aggravated burglary and vandalism over $1,000. His bond is $11,000 and his court date is June 29.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Sunday a deputy was dispatched to the residence due to a report of a possible vandalism. Witnesses reported that at around 8:00 a.m. they awoke to find Horn standing in their living room. Horn threw a cigarette at one of the witnesses, poured a beer on them, and then exited out of a window that he had pushed in from the outside. After leaving the home, Horn picked up a baseball bat and busted five windows out of a red 1998 Chevy Blazer causing damage estimated at $1,500.
29 year old Philando Darnell Fullilove of Shady Lane, Alexandria was picked up on Tuesday, June 6 on a grand jury sealed indictment charging him with two counts of sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine). His bond is $50,000. He will be arraigned on June 20. Fullilove was among those indicted as a result of a recent undercover investigation by the sheriff’s department.
60 year old Curtis Pitner Shelton, Sr. of School House Road, Liberty is charged with driving under the influence. He was further cited for driving on a revoked license. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is June 22. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, June 5 a deputy was dispatched to the area of Salem Cemetery due to a report of a possible DUI driver. Upon arrival, the officer found Shelton who was slumped over the bed of his pickup truck. The officer noticed an odor of an alcoholic beverage about Shelton’s person. He was very unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. Shelton submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He was placed under arrest.
49 year old Jeffery Allen Flatt of Nashville Highway, Baxter is charged with driving under the influence and two counts of reckless endangerment for having two nephews in the vehicle with him placing them in imminent danger of bodily injury. His bond is $8,500 and his court date is June 29. Sheriff Ray said that on Tuesday, June 6 a deputy was dispatched to Austin Bottom Road due to a wreck with no injury. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Flatt who said he had been driving the vehicle involved in the accident. Flatt had a strong odor of alcohol on his person. His speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet. Flatt performed poorly on all field sobriety tasks. He also submitted to a blood test.
30 year old Robert Arthur Lebel, III of West Broad Street, Cookeville is charged with theft of property over $1,000. His bond is $30,000 and he will make a court appearance June 22. Sheriff Ray said that on or about July 31, 2015 Lebel allegedly stole a CF Martin guitar valued at $1,300 and sold it at a business in Cookeville for $500. The case was investigated by a sheriff’s department detective. Although the charge was filed in 2015, authorities only recently found Lebel and placed him under arrest.
50 year old Michael Davis Arrington of Searcy Street, Murfreesboro is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, and assault. He was further cited for violation of the implied consent law for refusing to submit to a blood test. His bond is $10,500 and his court date is June 29. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, June 10 a deputy was dispatched to Cookeville Highway in the area of the scenic overlook due to a fight on the side of the road. The caller gave a description of a black SUV and two males. The deputy spotted the vehicle at Captain’s Point Road and pulled it over. He spoke to the driver, Arrington who had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about his person. Two passengers were with Arrington including a seven year old child and another man, who was in the backseat, slumped over and holding his side. The man told the officer that he and Arrington had gotten into an argument while driving down the road. Arrington then stopped the SUV by the side of the road, forced his victim out of the vehicle, and then punched him on the left side of his abdomen. The victim complained of internal injuries and was taken by DeKalb EMS to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. During the investigation, the deputy noticed that Arrington’s eyes were glossy and bloodshot and his speech was slow and slurred. Arrington performed poorly on field sobriety tasks and was placed under arrest. Due to Arrington’s state of intoxication, he was charged with reckless endangerment for placing the child in imminent danger of bodily harm.
48 year old Barry Wayne Hobbs of Leeville Road, Mount Juliet is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is June 29. Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, June 11 a deputy was dispatched to Nashville Highway in the area of Alexandria due to single vehicle non injury traffic accident. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the driver, Hobbs and noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. His eyes were glossy and bloodshot and his speech was slow and slurred. Hobbs was also very unsteady on his feet. Hobbs performed poorly on field sobriety tasks and was placed under arrest.