The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 4

Thursday July 25 199 Tlie Knoxville News-Sentinel East Tennessee Prompt hearings: Juvenile bonds to be expedited in r-nillJ By John North IWafilldbld nl nMeowiii phi wnm They still were being held without bond June 5 when a grand jury returned murder indictments against them were held without bond the consideration of which is a constitutional right guaranteed to all facing criminal charges expedited hearing just he while a grand jury is -against somebody" Isaacs argued Jenkins ruled that Goode was defendants the chance to receive a bond in Juvenile Court when their cases are transferred Crabtree said the state began pursu- Juvenile Court Judge Carey transferred case May 2 She properly held but said she should have bond Isaacs sought a $7500 bond and prosecutor Bill Crabtree countered by ieAAAAA lj rm i bond is alleged to have taken part in the Jan 18 murder of a Farragut Radio Shack employee and a home invasion robbery Goode has been held since her trans Young defendants awaiting final transfer from Knox County Juvenile Court into the adult system will begin receiving prompt hearings to ensure they have bonds and legal counsel a judge said Wednesday Knox County Criminal Court Judge Ray Jenkins announced the move in a hearing for 16-year-old Amanda Jo Goode whose case is being reviewed by a spring About 20 juveniles a record for Knox County have been shifted from the juvenile system so far this year to face prosecution as adults Before they On Wednesday six weeks after the indictment Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner agreed on a defense motion to set a $20000 bond for Spradling He also directed the young man to follow a pre-trial release program if he posts bond A bond request filed this week for Thomas will be heard Aug 1 Jifflfiffl raised the issue of juvenile de tention Wednesday in a hearing On Monday he filed a writ of habeas corpus which tests the legality of holding someone in custody The judge then agreed to suggesting a $500000 The judo? set a $75000 bond Jenkins said he recently asked the Criminal Court office to ensure that juveniles are brought before him two to three days after their transfers for 1 Tf II fer at the Knn County Detention Fadli-f Or Jregoiy Isaacs ty defense attorney said Jawor Thomas 14 and Fredrick Spradling 15 who are charged with killing a woman in December were transferred from Juvenile Court in April enter Criminal Court however they typ-grand juiy ically have to be indicted fay a grand jury Also Deputy District Attorney Gen- Many juveniles including Goode eral Bill Crabtree said the prosecution have been held for weeks in county fadli- prosecution a hearing If they are indicted their cases will be assigned as usual to on the three criminal divisions he said has taken steps that would allow young ties awaiting a grand jury review They ran the ma coi Bu Bii tec bo me sd in wii cai thi hi leu be th Cl ro sii at fk tr cc Investigators probe fires set at site of burglary catch up with tomato fest news Arson investigators are probing fires apparently Sanders to cover up the burglary of a Fort set business The 3:06 am Wednesday blaze at Knoxville Orthopedic Appliance Co 1803 Forest Ave contained before extensive structural damageoccurrad said Norman Hammitt spokesman for Knoxville Fire Department However Hammitt said he expects fire and smoke damage to contents was extensive After the fire was extinguished arson investigators discovered the rear door of the business had been left open and paper had been used to kindle flames in several offices Hammitt said About $400 had been taken he said Marion Brock gets the flywheel going on his rare antique 1906 International Harvester Victor an engine he uses to run a Stone Burr mill The engine runs off static electric sparks and uses 2 gallons of fuel a day Brock found It near Bull Run Creek in Kentucky The original owner paid $274 for It GaDaher Mew overpass on-ramp open to public new and it cost 87 cents to ship Brock said It costs about $12000 today Brock will have the rare engine set up at the Grainger County Tomato Festival this State officials on Wednesday opened the Gallaher View Road overpass across Interstate 40 75 in West Knoxville as well as a new on-ramp at the interchange to eastbound 1-4075 The opening of the new on-ramp will prompt the contractor Renfro Construction Co today to close the existing on-ramp from Walker i to eastbound 1-4075 officials said weekend 16 finalists chosen for head of Clevdand State By Gina Stafford CLEVELAND Sixteen finalists have been selected in the search for a new president for Cleveland State Community College William Aiken of Signal Mountain and Daryl Gilley of Chkkamauga Ga are the only candidates from the Cleveland area The new president will replace Dr Owen Cargol who leaves August to take a new position with the University of Maine The 16 finalists will be narrowed to a list of three to five at the advisory meeting on Aug 6 The final decision will be made by regents Chancellor Charles Smith and third-generation forms grow 600 acres ig about 1000 bushels per of Grainger County tomatoes according to County Agricultural Extension Agent Charlie Cavir i Cavin While officials acknowledge a practice nearly impossible to detect federal law prohibits misrepresenting the location in which produce grown The truth is the tasting however according to produce experts who credit Grainger County's soil with giving tomatoes a more acidic distinctive flavor than those grown in sandier soil farther south At the Wednesday Bikers upset by tickets during funeral procession Tomatoes show up for their dance but festival Chairman John Beckwith promised a virtual red flood especially during the wars" during the remaining days of activities Friday features the aptly named Entries will be taken between noon and 7 pm at Rutledge Middle School Awards will be presented for biggest smallest best aU-arounatmd best display of tomatoes Recognition will also go to most unusual product best tomato bread and best afllmi Beckwith said already got the ammunition over-ripening his hot for those battle at 10 am Saturday at the high school At a cost of $5 per person participants can form five-member teams The team of the last person wearing a dean T-shirt will be declared the Proceeds go to Grainger County Special Olympics Damns of booths are planned for a craft show Saturday and Sunday at the high school While tomatoes have been considered a local economic for more than 50 years Cavin reports the exact date of the origin of the industry" is unknown Without benefit of an organized marketing structure according to Cavin Grainger best-known export still turns up at markets as for away as Atlanta and Cincinnati as well as at grocery stores and produce stands throughout East Tennessee The multimillion dollar reputation Cor quality is something local growers want protected too Just last year a mqjor stink erupted when some local growers bad spring weather were tomatoes are The hymns are over the dancing has stopped and the Hee Haw ft Howdy Show is just a memory now but Grainger County Tomato Festival organizers say not too late to eiyoy this homage to the famed crop The usual two days of activities were extended to a week this year to accommodate Grainger observance of the Tennessee Bicentennial festival Vice Chairman Albert Scearce said also have a county fair here so this is basically just good gathering for everybody" Scearce said started about four years ago in its current form and it took off really good are obviously big to the local agricultural economy about Becond or third in revenue behind tobacco and cattle and just something about Grainger County tomatoes a little tastier a little better" Approximately 90 producers on Grainger speriaL only know we never had any like this at home" Treece said as she danced with her new husband COOKEVILLE Bikers conducting a funeral procession say Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers were disrespectful when giving them tickets for not wearing helmets State Safety Commissioner Mike Greene will review the matter which occurred at a scheduled roadblock where approximately 60 bikers were issued citations The bikers were in a procession Friday to mourn the death of fellow rider Horton Swift 53 who died Clarence in the Cox ft Wright store parking lot met and we got married about a month and a half ago and live in Jefferson City now" she said evuwsvu viifj wifi oue July 16 in a motorcycle accident in Cookeville One of those arrested was son Minharf still sort of honeymooning and thought this sounded sweet I Swift the local product by gou out-of-etate and bringing labeling tomatoes "No amount of public apology can make up the interrupted funeral procession Swift said know cuter than a little dancing in honor of those wonderful as the real Grainger County thing Anthony Kimbrough spokesman for the Highway Patrol in Nashville said the motorcyclists some 15 minutes ahead of the hearse the procession disrespect Wednesday anything the Highway Patrol might have done that was considered Blount man indicted in theft misuse of funds By Stan Deiozter He said Greene personally review the situation to see what might have been done differently in light of the unique circumstances there" State: He was covering for bad checks Bailey said Mike Clark prior to the contract being written Also they testified that Mike Clark had threatened to pull his men off the job unless he received more In outlining the case to the jury Assistant District Attorney General Lomonaco told the jury Ferguson himself at the built four cabins Ed Baifey said Clark received a total of $29466 from David Fe and MARYVILLE A Townsend building contractor used payments from two of his clients to cover bad checks he had written the state claimed Wednesday in the first day of lty Circuit Court trial a Blount County Circi Purse at charity facility contains surprise: bomb had motel property and had started four others but got in a jam because he is not a licensed contractor He said Clark was introduced to the Fergusons hy Koella However both David and Sharon However both David and Sharon his wife Sharon Stinnett doing business as He said Clark received the money in three payments and the Fbrgusons thought the money was going to be thought the money was going to be Michael A Clark a former busi- mony from the couple concerning their business operation CLEVELAND A-pipe bomb was found David Ferguson said he operated a ratal business through a lease rental I used to pay for materials and labor to Ferguson testified that Koella had build four rental cabins Instead the nothing to do with the deal mOIlfiV VM llBAfl in Mima ha A ahanlra Tna4MMM ik money was used to cover bad checks from the Tuesday night in a purse that had been donated to Storehouse for the Needy Cleveland police Workers going through donated clothing fi bomb police said The bomb was made of a i said the bomb police said The bomb was made of a pipe Testimony Fergusons revealed that their contract with the construction company was written and signed by Bonnie Clark while sClark i Mike Clark was in Florida Thor associate of state Sen Carl Koella Jr is charged in a six-count indictment with theft and misappropriation of construction funds In opening remarks to jurors attorney Phil Lomonaco cast blame in the direction of Mike Clark's wife at the time Bonnie who was office manager for MA Clark Inc and gentlemen I want to say his wife did it but there is a real question Lomonaco said cabin i with Motel Inc of which he and his wife are officers and principals He said no mot changed hands as result at the but that he mid his wife WVMiW WOTK Also he said when the first four of their eight cabins were built they were not intended as rental properties but as a pnnihlw residence for with caps in each end and a fuse said officials The Tennessee Highway Patrol Bomb Squad disposed of ft The storehouse is located at 220 Dooley St NE and takes in clothing and other items are currently doing the legwork on the said city police Detective Shelia Freeman who said there had been no threats to the Storehouse Clark had written Bailey said He said Clark obtained a total of $11000 from Interiors a Maryville furniture company to refurbish the storefront Inrtead of paying for materials and labor he said Clark used that money to cover bad phprltn position is that MA Clark further testified that Bonnie Clark was the person who received chm-fai mad out to the company However they testified that an oral agreement was reached with Study plans on firing range noise safety move ahead By David Keim on a seven-member committee set up by County Commission Chairman John Griess in January to study range noise The Three Ridges Homeowners Association has complained that the firing range was built without their knowledge creat (National Rifle Association) specifications although as I stated at our last work session we do not believe ft was necessary" Van de Vate wrote in a letter to resident Paul Baker dated Wednesday presence of the ricochet stop will help allay this concern for those residents who are worried about it but the fact of the matter is that there are no ricochets to Baker ad Van de Vate i dations on improvements They were hesitant to give an opinion whether ft was safe or Ray Barham said Van de Vate submitted a February Knox County Grand Jury report on the firing range stating noise not noticeable until we were actually on the and a June report stating what houses? We understand what the uproar is all i Also Wednesday: Plans were made to arrange sound testing times agreeable to the Sheriffs Department residents and volunteer sound experts Testing could begin in September using US Army Corps of Engineers devices The committee voted to ask the corps to study safety issues although one sound expert said the corps had misgivings could give recommen- tain whether ft was paid for with tax funds or money seized from drug criminals Sheriff Tim Hutchison has boasted that the facility was built with drug funds not tax money County records however show almost $37000 in tax money was spent to install a fence there in November shortly after the range opened Auditors said state law forbids the use at drug jnoney for the facility Plans to study noise and safety issues at the Knox County Department firing range in Northeast Knox County moved forward Wednesday Also spokesman Dwight Van de Vate said a ricochet stop erected at the range aims to calm fears have installed a ricochet stop constructed according to ing noise and the risk of stray bullets at nearby homes The cost of the ricochet stop was unavailable Wednesday Van de Vate also know for mem swa.