Williamson Co. teacher arrested and charged with child exploitation, drug charges
WTVF
and last updated 2021-05-08 00:02:21-04
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) â A suspended Williamson County teacher was arrested after investigators say they found images of apparent child sexual abuse on his electronic devices.
Members of the Williamson County Sheriffâs Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Spring Hill Police Department arrested Alfred Amore Friday.
Photo: Maury County Jail Corrections
Alfred Amore Photo: Maury County Jail Corrections
He faces multiple charges. Williamson County Sheriff s officials said in a press release that the victims depicted in the images appeared to be toddlers.
Lt. Governor led charge to end juvenile solitary confinement following our reports
McNally says practice was psychological torture
Lawmakers pass a bill that prevents solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities following a NewsChannel 5 investigation.
and last updated 2021-05-06 14:13:35-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Tennessee lawmakers closed a loophole that allowed juvenile detention centers to keep children in solitary confinement for days.
The loophole was first revealed as part of a NewsChannel 5 investigation into Tennessee s Broken juvenile justice system.
The House and Senate passed a bill that prohibits juvenile facilities from using seclusion for punishment or administrative convenience.
It also prevents juveniles from being kept in seclusion for more than six hours in a 24-hour period.
The Daily Herald
Maury County Board of Education Chairman Michael Fulbright has successfully led a charge to put a temporary hold on the sale of Columbia’s historic McDowell Elementary School.
The board, which declared the property as surplus during this month s regular meeting on Tuesday, mostly agreed with the chair s proposal by voting in approval of holding off on selling the property until August.
Board member Austin Hooper cast the sole dissenting vote on the motion to postpone the sale, while Marlina Ervin cast the sole vote in opposition of declaring the property as surplus.
Fulbright plans to hold a meeting with Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder and Maury County Commission Chair Don Morrow to consider potential options for the property.
Wynonna Judd’s drug-addled daughter Grace Kelley granted parole for eight-year prison sentence & ordered to treatment
Updated: 16:28 ET, May 4 2021
COUNTRY singer Wynonna Judd’s troubled daughter Grace Pauline Kelley has been granted parole for her eight-year prison sentence and has been ordered to complete treatment.
Grace, 24, was booked on April 30, 2020 for a probation violation in her 2016 meth case, and was sentenced to eight years behind bars.
8
8
The Sun can exclusively reveal Grace was granted parole at her April 19, 2021 hearing.
A spokesperson for the Tennessee Board of Parole told The Sun: “The Board reached a final decision on April 22, 2021, recommending releasing her to parole supervision with post-release conditions.”
1,700 in Maury County
800 in Marshall County
2,300 in Trousdale County
Trees and power lines were reported down in Joelton and across the northern area of Davidson County. Five school districts opened 2 hours late: Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston and Stewart.
Nashville’s COVID-19 assessment centers will remain closed until Wednesday.
A report from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says that the total number of injuries and the severity of damage caused by the storms is currently unknown. The Tennessee health department also confirmed one weather-related death in Weakley County, in the northwest part of the state.
“Most of the damage that we’ve had has been trees and power lines,” says Mark Richards, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Nashville. “We did have a touchdown of weak tornadoes that went from the Joelton area east and through Gallatin.”