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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 |
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A man arrested in April for abducting a woman on 23rd Street in Chattanooga remains in custody at the Bradley County jail where he now has both federal and state charges.
Intensive investigation by criminal investigation detectives at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as James Ray McClinton. When he was arrested at a motel in East Ridge on state charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault, he was identified as Thomas D. Taylor, an alias. The 44-year-old victim reported she met McClinton in Chattanooga and agreed to a ride home on his motorcycle. As they drove away the woman reported McClinton placed a knife to her throat and forced her to accompany him to a residence on Thompson Springs Road in Bradley County where she was held for almost 24 hours. She was able to escape the following day through a rear door when McClinton went to another room giving her the opportunity to seek help. The investigation has included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Secret Service and other federal agencies. McClinton is currently under indictment by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga as a felon in possession of a firearm, identity theft, and fraud related charges. He is being held in Bradley County without bond. |
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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
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An investigation that started in February when detectives from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home of Jason Elliott on New Hope Road reached the sentencing phase of his case on Thursday in Federal court. Elliott was prosecuted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and was indicted by a federal grand jury on weapons charges. He pled guilty to a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Court Judge Curtis L. Collier ordered Elliott to serve 33 months in federal custody followed by 3 years of supervised release. At the time of his arrest detectives seized several weapons and controlled substances. In an unrelated matter that was heard recently in Federal court, Robert A. Klein was found guilty of possessing the ingredients and components to manufacture meth. Klein, who is now 54 years old, was arrested during a joint investigation by the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, the Cleveland Police Department and the ATF that was the result of a BCSO burglary investigation. At the hearing representatives of both agencies provided key testimony to secure a conviction, those being Detectives Duff Brumley, Matt Jenkins, Dean Beverly, and Jimmy Smith. At a separate hearing Dennis R. Best, age 38, entered a guilty plea to possessing a firearm in the furtherance of a drug crime. When the time the arrests were made Klein and Best were officers of the Limited Few motorcycle club. They will have separate sentencing hearings in December and early January.
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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 |
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Troy Dyer, son of Chief Deputy Bill and Tonya Dyer, stopped at the Sheriff's Office to make a special presentation to Sheriff Gobble. In the picture above he holds his new toy gun and has it displayed prominently in his office.
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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Friday, 02 October 2009 |
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Patrol deputies at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call on Poindexter Drive Thursday night after a call to the 9-1-1 center indicating the situation had erupted into gunfire.  Robert Earl Lee Fields The first units on scene to investigate were told the three victims had left the area in fear for their safety. It was also learned the suspect, Robert Earl Lee Fields, left separately in a green Dodge van. Deputies found Field’s wife, 17 year-old son, and brother at the Bradley County Justice Center. They reported he fired 5 or 6 rounds from an assault rifle in their direction as they ran away but none of them were hit. Fields was traced to a relative on Upper River Road. He was taken into custody by Polk County Sheriff’s deputies and brought back to Bradley County where he has been charged with domestic assault and three counts of attempted first degree murder. |
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Written by Tim Gobble, Sheriff
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 |
Capt. Gabe Thomas oversees the BCSO Corrections Division. The Bradley County jail ~ certified by the state of Tennessee ~ is a big operation designed to house 408-plus federal, state and local inmates in “direct supervision” pods, several indirect supervision pods and four dormitories. The jail operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year.
For those who may not be familiar with “direct supervision,” it is a system whereby a corrections deputy is stationed inside the pod with the prisoners. This allows the deputy to observe inmate behavior and morale firsthand. Studies have shown this method to be beneficial in identifying and dealing with potential trouble areas before problems develop. The direct supervision method was first used in federal penitentiaries and proved so successful in reducing injury to inmates and prison personnel that more and more county jails have adopted this method.
Correction deputies ensure that every inmate is treated fairly and humanely in a secure environment, as the sentences of the court are carried out. These Corrections deputies receive 40 hours of initial training as required by the Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI). The BCSO Corrections Academy training covers professional ethics, gang identification, civil liability, inmate transport, disturbance control, conversational Spanish and other related issues. The five week program is designed around the direct supervision philosophy of behavior management.
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office generates approximately $4.2 million a year from various sources of revenue, including reimbursements for housing state and federal inmates, the inmate phone system (Evercom), the Sex Offender Registry, commissary, data processing and fees to the Sheriff’s Office (booking fees, fees from serving warrants, fees collected through the Circuit Court clerks, etc.). Bradley County receives $35 a day for housing state inmates and $49.60 a day for federal. This money, and any other revenue, goes into the county’s General Fund to help off-set operational expenses. This translates as savings to the taxpayer.
Another way the jail saves taxpayer money is through the Inmate Work Program, which we expanded in 2007. Low-risk inmates have picked up literally tons of trash from county roadways, school grounds and nonprofit properties. They clean and paint the hallways at the jail and other facilities, including the Tri-State Exhibition Center and the County Road Department; help with mowing and grounds maintenance; work at the BCSO garage, helping to repair, refurbish and maintain our fleet; and work the inmate garden, which supplies fresh vegetables for their own consumption. I am grateful for their assistance and I know how much the public supports this type of inmate work program.
We also have active jail ministries that meet regularly with inmates. We welcome churches and church-related programs in our community who want to hold voluntary Bible studies in the jail. The jail ministry is very successful and hopefully will help reduce recidivism in the long term.
There is also a transport unit which operates within the Corrections Division. The transport unit carries federal, state and county inmates to and from court appearances, medical appointments, mental hospitals and prison, as well as pick-up those arrested in other states on warrants from Bradley County.
Inmate medical care is handled by Quality Correctional Health Care (QCHC). I appreciate the work of the Bradley County Commission in researching and contracting QCHC. The BCSO food contractor, ABL Management, operates within the complex in a modern, commercial grade kitchen and provides all inmates three meals a day that meet state-mandated nutritional standards.
But don’t be enticed by free food. Jail is the last place you want to be. We do not tolerate crime in Bradley County. It is unacceptable on every level and if someone chooses to break the law, the odds are good they will be caught and they will be booked into a jail cell for however long the court so orders. They will lose their freedom and, in some cases, they will lose certain citizen rights upon their release. Additionally, running afoul of the law results in substantial financial consequences, including legal fees, court costs, and other expenses related to incarceration. When it comes to the safety and security of law abiding citizens, there is no contest ~ when it comes to us, criminals will lose every time.
The men and women of Corrections do a exemplary job in a difficult environment. They are professional, knowledgeable and conscientious, and I thank them all for their good work.
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