DUI
Huntingdon woman arrested in Martin on DUI and child abuse/neglect charges
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Nov. 24 at approximately 2:15 a.m. Weakley County Sheriff’s Department deputies received a call of a rollover crash without injuries near Martin on Highway 22. Upon arrival, Sergeant Shannon Neal made contact with the driver, 27-year-old Krista Pritchard. Pritchard and her two sons, ages two and three,…
Read MoreMartin man charged with reckless driving and DUI
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 6 around 1:56 a.m. Patrolman Nicholas Combs with the Martin Police Department observed a gray Nissan traveling west at a high speed on University Street. The vehicle made a right hand turn onto Fonville Avenue and continued at a high rate of speed that was verified…
Read MoreTraffic stop leads to DUI and drug arrest
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 10 at 6:32 p.m., Patrolman Joseph Bates with the Gleason Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a white Buick for speeding 75 in a 55 on Highway 22 in Gleason. The vehicle would not stop for approximately one mile, when it turned off…
Read MoreTraffic stop leads to DUI arrest
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 29 around 8:45 p.m, Deputy Seth Callens observed a gold Cadillac sedan travelling north on Hyndsver Road and North Lindell Street in Martin with no lights on. Callens initiated his emergency equipment and both his unit and the sedan came to a stop in the parking…
Read MoreMartin woman accepts plea deal for vehicular homicide
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor Martin resident Amanda Crowe accepted a plea deal Aug. 12 in Carroll County Circuit Court regarding offenses she committed two years ago. On June 23, 2020, Crowe was charged with reckless vehicular homicide, which is a class C felony carrying a range of punishment of three to six years…
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