Evie West Public Information Officer Cleveland Police Department- A double homicide in Cleveland is under investigation Monday. Police say 30-year-ol
Evie West Public Information Officer Cleveland Police Department- A double homicide in Cleveland is under investigation Monday. Police say 30-year-old Rachel Johnson and her 5-year-old son were found dead in a home on Hillview Drive NW off Mouse Creek Road. The discovery was made during a welfare check requested by a coworker around 1:15 Monday afternoon.Police say 31-year-old Ross Anderson is in their custody with charges pending. Cleveland Police Chief Mark Gibson says the the toughest part for many of those piecing together what happened is working an investigation that involves the death of a child. Many, like Gibson, are fathers and parents themselves. We will keep you updated on this story. Channel 3- CLEVELAND, TN (WRCB) -A two-story wood frame house in Cleveland went up in flames Monday morning. The call came in at 4:30am. Shortly after fire crews arrived at the 1700 block of Forest Ridge Circle, they determined the house was vacant. The house is valued at $75,000. Arson investigators are currently on scene. Local News- A crash involving a tractor trailer shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Bradley County. It happened at 3:30 a.m. last night. Tennessee Highway Patrol tells us the crash happened near mile marker 25. THP reports that a tractor trailer somehow rolled into the ditch on the side of the interstate. We’re told one person was flown to the hospital. There’s no word on their condition right now. The Chattanoogan reports- Cleveland City Schools Director Dr. Martin Ringstaff stated at Monday’s board meeting he strongly opposes teachers carrying guns in school for safety measures. Dr. Ringstaff referred to a legislative session at Bradley Central he attended, during which much discussion on training certain teachers to carry guns in school took place. The legislature should tackle this issue by putting a School Resource Officer (SRO) in every school instead of putting guns in the hands of teachers, Dr. Ringstaff said. It would take kids three seconds to figure out which teachers had the guns, he stated. “Putting guns in schools is not an answer…Even as a principal I would not want to be toting my gun down the hallway. It’s just not what we were hired to do.” Dr. Ringstaff stated this is a hot topic that is “going to be interesting.” On another subject, there is a big push this year on shortening student assessments. Dr. Ringstaff discussed how the length of student assessments this year ranges from 10.5 to 12 hours per child. That is too long, Dr. Ringstaff stated. He said the school system is testing kids too much, and that it ought to assess children on subjects without having it take so long. Discussion took place over the progress of the new Raider arena being built at Cleveland High. Brian Templeton spoke on behalf of the project, stating the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components are close to completion. The lights are in place and very bright, creating a nice atmosphere, Mr. Templeton said. Mike Collier spoke on the topic of the proposed bleachers at Cleveland Middle School. More discussion about the CMS bleachers is scheduled to take place at the next board meeting. Channel 3- CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -It took less than an hour for Lee University’s Jordan Smith to take the top spot on the iTunes singles chart. The 21-year-old’s performance of “Somebody to Love” originally by Queen passed up Adele for the number one spot just minutes after he left the stage. tudents at Lee University in Cleveland gathered in the Paul Conn Student Center to watch Lee student Jordan Smith perform on NBC’s “The Voice”.
