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Posted on 06/22/2008 9:56:54 AM PDT by wardaddy
Three nabbed after manhunt Thursday, June 19, 2008 By JENNIFER HORTON
Three people are in custody after an all-day manhunt after an attempted home burglary on Sherrilltown Road in the Norene Community, south-southeast of Lebanon, on Thursday.
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe said the incident began around 7 a.m. yesterday when a home on Sherrilltown Road was allegedly broken into. Alan Ricketts, brother of the man who owns the home, and their father, heard the break-in and ran and confronted the three suspects as they were leaving the residence. Ricketts and their father reside nearby.
Ashe said the three suspects tried to run over Ricketts and his father in their truck. Ricketts and his father then began shooting at the three. The gunshots damaged the truck which ended up in a ditch. The three suspects escaped on foot.
The three suspects have been identified as Timmy Dewayne Tomlinson Jr., 22, of Holloway Circle, Lebanon; Jeffery Craddock, 26, of Trousdale Ferry Pike, Lebanon; and Shanna Seibers, 29, of 441 Grant Highway, Gordonsville.
Tomlinson was found and arrested after about three hours, and Craddock was arrested about one hour later, he said.
By coincidence, officers with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department were in the area assisting in Operation Falcon, a joint group including the U.S. Marshal’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies that works together to find fugitives from justice.
The U.S. Marshal’s Office and THP officers assisted the Sheriff’s Department in searing for the three people. Ashe noted also that Officer Derrick Way with the Mt. Juliet Police Department and his dog assisted in the search, as well.
THP used its helicopter and reportedly located the three suspects in different locations as officers on the ground worked to get to them and place them under arrest.
“(They) opened fire on them,” Ashe said of Ricketts and his father, adding neither one of them broke any laws.
“I believe in the Second Amendment,” Ashe said, adding he believes homeowners have a right to defend their lives and homes.
The sheriff praised the actions of Ricketts and his father, noting they fired their weapons only to disable the truck the suspects were in and not to hurt them.
“We’re formulating charges," Ashe said, against the three suspects, adding “there will be multiple charges.”
There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident, although one of the suspects was complaining of a sore wrist which Ashe said would be looked at by medical personnel.
Can someone imagine the same accolades coming from a sheriff in an urban area or in blue states?
God bless Dixie.....and hillbillies.
These three perps picked a bad day to play fugitive.
Since I am a very proud one, I'll second that.
Did you see the story on Channel 2 when they arrested the one guy ? “Wasn’t me... somebody else.” Priceless stuff.
YouTube - 3:07 minutes
THAT is the way every LEO should be!
Great song! I spent about an hour on YouTube listening to Dixie songs.
2nd amendment Bump...
Good job!
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