The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland Herald-Citizen www.herald-citizen.com Victims kept coming Cookeville volleyball moves VigiL Vegas hospitals overwhelmed on to district championship after tragic shooting spree Victims honored tonight Advance: Page A8 Page A2 Page A12 115th Year | No. 234 | Tuesday, october 3, 2017 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ Motion to suppress statement in murder case overruled BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS Willie Nathan Jones is charged In a Monday morning hearing the case, calling it a “warrantless [email protected] with second degree murder of 47- in Judge Gary McKenzie’s court- arrest.” year-old Rodney Alan Richards as room for the motion to suppress Byars said that in order to take A motion to suppress a state- well as aggravated assault of a fe- an initial statement made by someone into custody, law en- ment made by a defendant in an male victim in an incident that Jones to law enforcement, defense forcement officers either need to upcoming murder trial has been happened nearly two years ago on attorney Gordon Byars said that have an arrest warrant or they overruled by a Putnam County White Oak Flatt Road in southern Jones was arrested based on the Jones criminal court judge. Putnam County. statement of the female victim in See MURDER, Page A2 Council to Trail extended consider overhaul of public parking regulations BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS [email protected] What a Cookeville planner called a “sweeping overhaul” of public parking reg- ulations will be considered by the Cookeville City Council next month. Cookeville Planning Director James Mills said city officials have been studying and reviewing the city’s rules for public park- ing for months in light of SAIC bringing 300 jobs to the downtown area. That study included observing the use of the city’s 1,651 public parking spaces in the downtown area. “We went out at 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., three days a week,” Mills explained during a city council work session Monday afternoon. “The numbers tell us we don’t have a shortage of parking, but we may have a shortage of convenient public parking,” Julie Bohannon said Mills, who explained that the new parking regulations would address situa- Zack Blevins with Blevins Construction oversees the final paving work of an extension of the rail trail in Monterey Monday. The 1,000-foot extension takes the trail from behind the community center east See PARK, Page A3 to Crossville Street. School board bemoans health Our Veterans insurance premium hike BY JIM HERRIN uary. at a recent meeting. “Is [email protected] “I had a teacher assis- that possible?” tant tell me that they “Sure it is,” replied Putnam County school were going to get very lit- board chair Kim Cravens. officials say they are tle increase in salary be- “It happens in the private aware of the challenges cause their health world a whole lot.” that some employees will insurance went up so “That’s why we wanted face when they have to much,” said board mem- to make sure that we deal with an increase in ber Jerry Maynard as the were able to get that the cost of health insur- school board discussed ance premiums as of Jan- approving the premiums See SCHOOLS, Page A3 Monterey board acts on alderman attendance issue BY JIM HERRIN of the board. Alderman Wiggins. “The code says [email protected] Joey Isabell, who repre- after two (absences) that Family and friends gathered recently to celebrate the longevity sents Ward 2, last at- there should be a letter of three brothers and the 92nd birthday of the eldest, Harold V. The Monterey Board of tended a meeting in July. written. If there’s no le- Hall of Algood. Harold is a WWII U.S. Navy veteran, as is brother Mayor and Aldermen “For those of you who gitimate excuse for the Bob, 90, from Tucson, Arizona. Their younger brother Richard, voted Monday to author- listened to the roll call, or absence, then that seat is 88, is a U.S. Army veteran from the Korean War and traveled from ize the city attorney to just look around, Joey vacant.” The Woodlands, Texas. From left are Richard, Harold and Robert send a letter to an alder- hasn’t been here for prob- Wiggins said the code Hall. man who has not been at- ably the third consecutive tending recent meetings meeting,” said Mayor Bill See ABSENT, Page A2 Index Obituaries, A3,A5 Rock Legend dies 1 Section — 12 Pages Gerry Madison Bob Gambrell Down-to-earth Abby A6 Living A6 Joann Stone Kelly Hays superstar Tom Calendar A3 Opinion A4 Ensley Dodson Nellie West Petty passes Classified A8 Sports A7 Cheerful Lee Page A6 Comics A11 Sudoku A11 Crossword A11 Weather A2 A2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Tuesday, October 3, 2017 LOCAL READER Candlelight vigil for victims of domestic violence tonight SERVICES BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS shelter, which serves victims in from Putnam County. officer for the PCSO. [email protected] Putnam as well as White, Over- Tonight’s event will feature The Cookeville Police De- ton, Clay, Pickett, Macon, Jack- guest speaker Pastor Sterl partment has received 468 simi- Contact us: A candlelight vigil will be son, DeKalb and Smith Paramore of Faith Fellowship lar calls this year, according to held tonight at 6 at the College- counties. The shelter served Church, a moment of silence Tara Bates, victim service coor- Address: side Church of Christ pavilion 1,262 victims from July 1, 2016 along with prayer. dinator with CPD, and 82 of 1300 Neal St. in Cookeville in observance of to June 30, 2017, according to The Putnam County Sheriff’s those have resulted in arrests. Domestic Violence Awareness Shavonda Jones, Macon, Smith Office has received 289 calls re- Bates added that officers Cookeville, Tenn. Month. and White County advocate at lated to domestic violence so have spent 358 hours on calls The event is hosted by Gene- Genesis House. far this year, according to related to domestic violence Mailing Address: sis House domestic violence More than 500 of those were Laura Hull, public information just this year. P.O. Box 2729 Cookeville TN 38502 Phone: 931-526-9715 Fax: 931-526-1209 MURDER: Motion Email: suppressed in case News [email protected] From Page A1 Sports [email protected] must have observed the crime taking place. Advertising But 13th Judicial Assistant District Attorney [email protected] Bret Gunn said that all law enforcement offi- Living cers need is probable cause to arrest someone [email protected] in the case of a felony. Circulation Gunn called one witness in the Monday [email protected] morning hearing, Putnam County Sheriff’s Of- Business News fice Major Terry Hembree, who is in charge of [email protected] the PCSO’s criminal investigations division. Church News He walked the court through the timeline of [email protected] CRMC breast nurse navigator Amy Ellis talks to a patient. events from Oct. 7, 2015, when a 911 call was School News made a few minutes before 5 a.m. [email protected] Putnam EMS arrived and reported two shoot- Classified Ads Cookeville Regional breast ing victims. [email protected] Major Hembree said Jones came into custody at 10:24 a.m., and that he first talked to Jones just after noon that day. Letter Guidelines program accredited He said the female victim who was shot in the face, according to Hembree, made statements All letters to the editor must BY LAURA MILITANA tals,” Dr. Jonas Sidrys, Society estimates that about what had happened and she identified a be signed and include the [email protected] radiation oncologist, there will be 255,180 pa- man she knew as “Jonesie.” Law enforcement writer’s name, address and said. “It’s very presti- tients diagnosed with officials were able to check booking informa- phone number. Letters are subject to editing and/or re- It takes a village to gious.” invasive breast cancer tion to identify Jones, according to Hembree. jection. A strict 400-word limit help one woman Accreditation is only in the United States in Jones agreed to surrender to law enforce- will be enforced. Send letters through breast cancer given to those centers 2017. ment at his parents’ residence, according to to the mailing address listed and that’s what got the that have voluntarily In addition, hundreds Hembree, who also told the court that he did above, or email to Cookeville Regional committed to provide of thousands of women mirandize Jones and did ask him if he’d con- [email protected]. Medical Center’s breast the highest level quality who will deal with be- sumed any drugs or alcohol. program accredited breast care and that un- nign breast disease this “He said he’d tasted some meth at the resi- again. dergo a rigorous evalua- year will require med- dence where the shooting occurred and had Order a Photo The designation tion process and review ical evaluation for treat- taken percocet,” Hembree said. Every photograph taken by a Her- comes from the Na- of its performance. ment options. But Hembree said that Jones could articulate ald-Citizen photographer and tional Accreditation CRMC’s breast pro- Officials stress that answers to questions during the interview. published in the paper is available Program for Breast gram has met all the re- screening is an essen- “He would correct me if I said something for purchase.