Preview of Monday’s That’s Messed Up
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Monday at 5pm we’re investigating recidivism in Nashville. We’ll show you how these repeat offenders are affecting your community. The following is a press release from Metro Police about the most recent capture of one of these criminals:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A parolee with 13 burglary convictions on his record between 1996 and 2005 is back behind bars after officers arrested him early today for breaking into the Texaco market at 815 Murfreesboro Pike.
Royce Drennon, 51, who was recently released on parole in relation to an eight-year sentence for a 2005 burglary, was arrested at 1:15 a.m. by Hermitage Precinct Sergeant Keith Stephens on Murfreesboro Pike near the I-24 junction after Stephens saw that he closely matched the description of the burglar provided by a witness.
South Precinct detectives Lori Gross and Jarrad Rikal interviewed Drennon, who denied any involvement in the burglary despite having small cuts on his arms, glass fragments on his clothing, and more than $200 in cash and loose change in his pockets (the crime scene revealed that the store’s front door glass was smashed with a brake rotor and that money was taken from two cash registers).
The store’s surveillance system was checked and clearly showed that Drennon was responsible for the break-in.
Drennon’s bond was set at $35,000 on charges of burglary and theft. The state is expected to file a parole violation warrant against him.
Find out if recidivism is occuring in your neighborhood, Monday at 5pm.
