Negotiation Deadline Set for Indicted Commissioner
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Thursday Herald-Citizen The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland 114th Year — No. 269 Cookeville, Tennessee, November 10, 2016 16 Pages — 2 Sections • 50¢ Weather Negotiation deadline set for indicted commissioner Tonight Tomorrow By LINDSAY McREYNOLDS morning, so that deadline has been Patterson threatened him with con- was found to belong to a local insur- and TRACEY HACKETT added to Putnam Criminal Court tempt of court. ance business. HERALD-CITIZEN Staff Judge David Patterson’s calendar for Stevens was implicated in an in- He was indicted by a Putnam Feb. 27. vestigation last year as members of County grand jury on 10 counts of A deadline has been set for a plea If prosecutors and Stevens’s attor- the Cookeville Police Department, theft over $1,000, three counts of 37º 63º agreement in the case of a Putnam ney cannot reach a plea by that date, assisted by the criminal investiga- theft under $500, one count each of County commissioner who was in- a trial date will be set. tion division of the Tennessee High- theft over $500 and theft over Complete forecast, Page 2 dicted nearly a year ago on 15 His arraignment had been sched- way Patrol, were looking into a $10,000. counts of theft and one count of pos- uled for last January and was series of utility trailer thefts. Inves- Stevens was elected to represent session of a prohibited weapon. rescheduled a couple of times to tigators said they found Stevens in the 2nd District of the Putnam Stevens Putnam Criminal Court Judge give him time to hire an attorney. possession of a quantity of stolen County Commission in August 2014 Sports Gary McKenzie indicated a conflict Stevens ultimately hired attorney items, including a 2004 Dodge truck in hearing Scott Stevens’s case this John B. Nisbet in July after Judge valued at more than $10,000 that See STEVENS, Page 3 Rosie the Lucky number Riveter and WWII vet are Signed parade grand CHS’s Masters and Brooks sign with TTU /B1 marshals By LINDSAY McREYNOLDS Living HERALD-CITIZEN Staff Two people who served their country during World War II will lead the Putnam County Veterans Day Parade through Cookeville on Friday. Lehman Riggs, 96, a bugler for the Upper Cum- berland Veterans Mackie Honor Guard who served as a Skybox food machine gunner Drucilla shares lunch in the U.S. with UT’s president /B8 Army, will be joined by Ruby Mackie, 100, who was a Riggs “Rosie the Riv- Nation eter,” the title given to American women who Ricky Wallace, the 5000th heart patient, is pictured with Dr. Lewis Wilson, cardiothoracic surgeon. worked in factories and ship- yards to produce war supplies. Both are grand marshals for the Crossville man CRMC’s 5,000th heart patient parade. The parade will begin at 11 By LAURA MILITANA up blood vessels) and an aspirin and told through that,” he said. a.m. at Freeze Street and North HERALD-CITIZEN Staff my wife to drive me to Cookeville Re- His first heart attack occurred when he Washington Avenue, continuing gional’s emergency room.” was 47. on Broad Street and ending at Ricky Wallace is lucky to be alive. At At the ER, tests were run to determine His second was at 51 and the third at Fleming Avenue. nearly 56, he has suffered three heart at- the best treatment. 55. The last was also the most memo- Any veteran is welcome to tacks. He was sent to the catheter lab for fur- rable. march in the parade, which will He knew what to expect with his last ther tests, which revealed the blockage “This was one of the most severe heart include the Knights of Colum- Protests one. was in a place that required bypass. Sur- attacks I had,” he said. bus, the Disabled American Vet- “It woke me up at 2:30 a.m.,” he said. gery was scheduled two days later, for Cookeville Regional Medical Center erans, American Legion Post 46, Thousands take to “I knew what was happening so I took a the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 14. streets to protest (nitroglycerin, a medication that opens “I do not recommend anyone going See LUCKY, Page 2 See PARADE, Page 2 Trump’s election /A5 Index Veterans Court Abby............................B8 Calendar......................A6 helps participants Crossword ...................B7 Living...........................B8 Obituaries ...................A7 regain their lives Billie Phillips By TRACEY HACKETT 2015 under the direction of Freddy Allen HERALD-CITIZEN Staff Judge Seth Norman of Birl Moss Nashville. An inpatient and “We want to serve those who long-term treatment program Clarence Gaw served our country.” for veterans charged with mis- Ruby Spears That’s how Director Julie demeanor or felony drug- or al- Brenda Hicks Chambers describes the purpose cohol-related offenses, it’s of the 13th Judicial District Vet- based on the first such court of Opinion.......................A4 erans Treatment Court. its kind that began in Buffalo, Sports ..........................B1 Instead of serving jail time for N.Y., in 2008. Sudoku ........................B7 their offenses, participants who Judge Gary McKenzie, a mili- are referred to the program — tary veteran himself, is soon ex- Weather ......................A2 through judges, attorneys, pub- pected to take over direction of lic defenders, prosecutors or the court in Cookeville. others — receive long-term “Veterans Treatment Court Tracey Hackett | Herald-Citizen treatment that begins with drug, provides a non-adversarial team alcohol and mental health as- approach to help eligible partic- Julie Chambers, 13th Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court director, left, speaks sessments. with Chris Modglin, the first veteran from the district to complete inpatient drug treatment The program began in April See RESTORE, Page 2 in Morgan County and continue outpatient initiatives here. A-2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Thursday, November 10, 2016 LOCAL READER SERVICES Bluegrass star to shine at Alzheimer’s Walk on Saturday By MEGAN TROTTER and the walk beginning at disease,” said Amanda Barlow, regional ready fighting the disease. HERALD-CITIZEN Staff 11 a.m. All of the festivi- director for Alzheimer’s Tennessee. Alzheimer’s Tennessee provides con- Contact us: ties will be at Avery Saturday’s event will be a morning sultations on care, support groups, help Address: Nationally recognized bluegrass artist Trace Middle School. packed with music, food, door prizes, with local resources, financial assistance Jamie Dailey will be in Cookeville Sat- Dailey will be paying a kids activities and even a pet tent. and referrals, and caregiver training, as 1300 Neal St. urday, but instead of just raising his voice visit for a meet-and-greet The walk portion is optional, and is well as training for law officers, health Cookeville, Tenn. in song, he will be raising it to support during the event to show about 1 1/2 miles. care providers and other professionals the 12th annual Alzheimer’s Tennessee Dailey his support for the cause. Donations collected through the event who deal with Alzheimer’s patients. Mailing Address: Cumberlands Walk. “Having celebrities like will go back to not only helping find a For more information about This year’s event will kick off at 9 a.m., Jamie Dailey at our walk just brings the cure for Alzheimer’s, but also to provide Alzheimer’s Tennessee, visit P.O. Box 2729 with the opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. next level of awareness to Alzheimer’s services for families with loved ones al- www.alztennessee.org. Cookeville TN 38502 Phone: 931-526-9715 Fax: 931-526-1209 PARADE: Email: News Grand [email protected] Sports [email protected] marshals Advertising [email protected] named Living [email protected] From Page 1 Circulation [email protected] Business News a World War II jeep driven by [email protected] Veterans of Foreign Wars 6296, Church News Tennessee Tech ROTC, the [email protected] Cookeville High School Band, School News the Cookeville High School [email protected] JROTC Color Guard and the Classified Ads Upper Cumberland Veterans [email protected] Honor Guard. Parade participants will line up at 10 a.m. on Freeze Street, and Letter Guidelines portions of Freeze will be blocked to traffic during that All letters to the editor must time. be signed and include the Other Veterans Day events in- writer’s name, address and clude: phone number. Letters are • A program at Cookeville subject to editing and/or re- High School at 5:30 p.m. and jection. A strict 400-word limit will be enforced. Send letters 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium that to the mailing address listed will feature JROTC, Cookeville above, or email to High chorus, band and drama [email protected]. club, a veteran recognition cere- mony and guest speaker state Rep. Ryan Williams. Order a Photo • Operation Reveille, which is expected to house several Every photograph taken by a The heart team at Cookeville Regional includes, in front, from left, nurse Chelsea Botley, nurse practitioner Christina homeless veterans in a cere- Herald-Citizen photographer Hughes, nurse practitioner Melissa Carolan, physician assistant Chris Nelson, and nurses Lila Ongaro and Addie mony at 1 p.m. on Friday at and published in the paper is Smith; in second row, surgical technologist Alexis Roysden, nurse practitioner Angeli Durm, Dr. Tim Powell, Dr. Cookeville First United available for purchase. Go to Methodist Church's Jeff Wall www.herald-citizen.com and Lewis Wilson, Dr. Steve Clemons, Dr. Daniel Haile, Dr. Todd Chapman, and nurse Amy Rich ; and in the third row, click on “Photo Gallery.” nurses Angie Lafountain, Molly Upchurch and Josh Cook, Fred Carlile, perfusionist Paul Robinson, nurse Mark Hall on Friday, Nov.