Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting Tuesday night at the Smith Branch boat ramp in the Dotsonville community.
Around 8:30 p.m., Montgomery County Sheriff s Office deputies secured the scene on Gip Manning Road and Smith Branch Road after a man was shot.
According to MCSO spokesperson Sandra Brandon the shooting victim was assaulted by three individuals and shot in the hand and forearm.
The man was able to drive to a nearby residence to seek assistance. He was then transported to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening gun shot wound injuries, she said.
Kendra Muniz, 18, and Kaileb Parks, 19, were taken into custody and charged with aggravated robbery, Brandon said. MCSO investigators are still searching for a third person in connection to the shooting.
Police in Hopkinsville and Montgomery County are investigating recent thefts of catalytic converters.
Someone cut the converter off a vehicle between Friday night and Monday morning at Superior Truck on West 15th Street in Hopkinsville, according to a report filed with HPD, with lists the value of the part at $600.
Meanwhile, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about an increase in thefts of catalytic converters particularly in the areas of Industrial Boulevard and near Sango.
There have been 14 thefts in Montgomery County since December.
Investigator Tim Adair says at this time, it seems criminals are targeting commercial vehicles and that business owners can help deter thefts by securing their commercial vehicles behind a locked fence.
Clarksville NowWilliam James Coffee, charged with theft on Dec. 2.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Investigators with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office have charged a local contractor with theft after a customer claimed to have paid him $9,000 for a storage shed in April of 2020 that was never built.
William James Coffee, 48, was paid $9,000 as a down payment in April by a customer who wanted a 16-by-16-foot storage building constructed at their residence, according to court records obtained by Clarksville Now.
By September, the records allege Coffee made “numerous delays, reschedules, extensions and excuses” as to why he had not started construction.
Contractor charged with theft, accused of taking money for jobs never completed
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and last updated 2021-01-15 22:33:11-05
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A contractor in Montgomery County was arrested and accused of contractor fraud.
The Montgomery County Sheriff s Office charged 48-year-old James Coffee with theft. He allegedly took $9,000 from a customer to build a storage building last April that was never started.
Sheriff s officials say the victim filed a complaint with the Commerce and Insurance Division of Consumer Affairs. It met the requirements for contractor fraud.
Several other victims have come forward with similar complaints, saying Coffee took large sums of money for projects that either weren t started or were never finished.