Attempted murder suspects and one child rape suspect bust by local authorities

Dec 11, 2014 at 07:39 pm by bryan


UPDATE BELOW NEWS STORY - letter from attorney involved in case:

Two suspects wanted for attempted murder were apprehended Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals, Murfreesboro Police and the Rutherford County Sheriff's Fugitive Unit.

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Suspect Cortez Saunders, 21, of Wenlon Drive and co-defendant Anthony Harris, 24, of Hazelwood Drive, were nabbed by the team of law enforcement officers.

Murfreesboro Police Detective Michael Levy charged Saunders and Harris with attempted homicide of victim Steven Benford, who was shot July 31, and criminal conspiracy.

Saunders and Harris were being held on $100,000 bond in Rutherford County Adult Detention Center while awaiting a hearing in Circuit Court.

In an unrelated case, deputies track suspect Marcus Lindsley, 34, of Nashville, to a facility on Thompson Lane in Nashville where Sheriff's Fugitive Squad Deputies Jack Keisling and Randy Morrow took him into custody.

Lindsley was indicted on a charge of child rape. He is being held on $100,000 bond.

UPDATED - Below is a letter from one of the attorney's involved in this case:

To whom it may concern,

I am attorney J. Leo Richardson, III and have been appointed Special Attorney by the Honorable Judge Gilley of the Rutherford County General Sessions Court to defend Mr. Finley in the charges levied against him. Please forward any further questions regarding other publications or questions concerning the allegations to either myself or my office for official comment.

Additionally, the article misnamed the alleged victim. The young man who was shot in the leg is named Steven "Ben Franklin" Bedford rather than "Steven Benford". Further information regarding Mr. Bedford can be found on his Instagram account: "_BenFrank100_".

Further, it is worth noting that Cortez Saunders has already admitted to shooting Mr. Bedford in the leg after engaging Mr. Bedford in a fist fight. Accordingly, he is the only young man charged with attempted first degree premeditated murder.

I look forward to working with WGNS in further matters.

Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for upholding the integrity of the Fourth Estate of our democracy.

Kind Regards,J. Leo Richardson, III
The Law Firm of Franks & Richardson
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