Franklin Tennessee Criminal Defense Law Blog

It was a wild ride for one man who is now accused of a crime. The individual was being held as an inmate in a local Tennessee county detention center. Reports indicate that the man fled the jail after allegedly committing a theft. He has since been recovered and returned to the jail. 

It will certainly be an April Fool's to remember for those involved, since the event happened early on April 1. Somehow, the individual was able to access and then hot-wire an all-terrain vehicle in the impound lot and flee from the detention center. The inmate took off and drove down the highway on his improvised escape vehicle before dumping it and fleeing on foot. 

Many kids in Tennessee and elsewhere spend their younger years riding the bus to and from school. Bus drivers are responsible for protecting the well-being of kids, and should they breach this duty, the consequences could be severe. A bus driver has recently been arrested and accused of drunk driving after authorities received reports of a bus that was exhibiting erratic behavior while transporting kids to school.

Law enforcement agents claim the incident began when they received reports of a school bus that was exhibiting erratic movements. Upon locating the vehicle, authorities proceeded to observe the driver's behavior and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking with the driver, police assert that she showed signs of impairment and requested she perform field sobriety tests.

In some cases, individuals may find themselves facing criminal charges based on the accusations of another party. What may seem like a harmless joke to one person may be viewed as a threat to another person's safety, and a report of such an incident will generally lead to an investigation. A Tennessee man has recently been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly impersonating an officer and pointing a weapon at a woman outside of a local gym.

Authorities received reports of the incident at around 5:45 p.m. on a recent Wednesday evening. A woman claims that upon leaving the gym, a man parked his vehicle outside the establishment and began to scream at her and accuse her of breaking the law. He then allegedly told the woman he was a law enforcement agent and demanded that she provide him with identification.

Road rage is a concern in numerous parts of the country, and the actions that follow can be exceedingly dangerous. Regardless of the circumstances involved, giving in to anger could prove detrimental, and in some cases, may also lead to criminal allegations. A man has recently been arrested and accused of drunk driving in relation to his alleged involvement in an incident that is said to have taken place in Tennessee.

According to authorities, the incident began when a family placed a call to complain about a vehicle that had been following their car for several miles. The family also claims the driver had made numerous attempts to coerce them into pulling over. Authorities then proceeded to chose a location to confront the driver, and assert that upon requesting he step out of the vehicle that he slammed into the family's car and a police cruiser before taking off.