Two brothers who allegedly skipped court on felony drug charges seven years ago were tracked to England by a Rutherford County Sheriff's detective and returned to face charges, the detective said.
Murfreesboro Police vice detectives charged brothers Charles Culver, 30, of Milton-Keynes, England, and Dane Culver, 27, of Bedford, England, with possession of illegal, hallucinogenic mushrooms for resale, felony possession of marijuana for resale and maintaining a dwelling for use of illegal drugs in 2009.
When they failed to be in court in 2009, the judge issued an order for them to be picked up.
Detective Chuck Thomas, who is assigned to the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force, took over the case in March 2011.
"It was a long process getting them back," Thomas said. "It feels good to get them back in court."
During his investigation, Thomas traveled to their home town of Lexington, Tennessee and learned the brothers fled to England.
Thomas worked with the District Attorney's Office, Interpol, Scotland Yard, the U.S. Marshal's and the U.S. Department of Justice's International Division to track the fugitive brothers. A warrant was obtained to extradite them back the U.S. The brothers agreed to return.
U.S. Marshal's transported the brothers to Nashville where sheriff's deputies picked them up at the airport last week.
They were additionally charged with bail jumping. Both Charles Culver and Dane Culver are being held without bond at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. They were scheduled to be in General Sessions Court this coming Monday (3/6/2017) on the bail jumping case and in Circuit Court Thursday (3/9/2017) on the original drug charges.
