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ROGERSVILLE â A Bulls Gap man who was charged twice in less than a week earlier this year, once for shooting at his wife, and then for attacking her vehicle with a machete, was sentenced last week to 18 years, although only two of those must be served in jail. Robert Paul Rector, 49, 1322 Bulls Gap/St. Clair Road, Bulls Gap, pleaded guilty in Hawkins County Criminal court in two separate cases. In the first case he was sentenced by Judge John Dugger to 12 years in exchange for guilty pleas to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and aggravated assault stemming from an incident that occurred on June 30. ....
ROGERSVILLE â The gunman who kidnapped a Mount Carmel woman in 2017 and used her as bait to lure out a shooting victim in Bloomingdale was sentenced to six years last week in Hawkins County Criminal Court. That brings the total amount of time that Jarrett Cole âShroomâ Heitmann is now serving up to 24 years. Heitmann, 28, of Bristol, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in federal court in 2018 to unrelated marijuana trafficking charges in exchange for a 10-year sentence. This past Feb. 14, Heitmann pleaded guilty in Sullivan County Criminal Court to attempted second-degree murder and kidnapping in exchange for an eight-year sentence, which must be consecutive to the federal time. The six-year sentence handed down Dec. 11 by Judge John Dugger is to be served consecutive to those other two sentences. ....
right now, three children are in the hospital this morning after an apartment fire in the district. neighbors describe a frantic mother screaming for help. this is one of the few schools open in our area this morning. most students are celebrating another snow day. and time is running out. today is the last day that you ll be able to see the youngest panda here in d.c. news 4 midday begins right now. good morning, everyone. and welcome to news 4 midday. i m barbara harrison. joe krebs has the morning off. it s wednesday, february 3rd, 2010. and we begin this morning with the weather and another snow day for some folks. people started the day extra early, cleaning off their cars and shoveling their driveways. it was a long night and early morning for road crews who were able to get most of the roads clear for the morning rush. seems like the only pple who were able to kind of take it easy this morning, school kids. and looking around the area right now, a bla ....