Cops & Courts

A hearing for a Shelby County man charged with multiple counts of child molestation has been rescheduled for January.

Henry Telles, 25, was arrested May 12 at a residence on Spruce Drive where he temporarily was staying and charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse against two girls, ages 9 and 13 years old at the time, for whom his wife was caring.

Robbery

Herlon A. Calhoun, 25, of 316 Memorial Drive was arrested Nov. 30 at 501 Main St. and charged with theft by deception (cold checks under $500), engaging in organized crime and first-degree robbery.

Theft

Emily B. Pyles, 29, of 233 Buck Creek Road in Simpsonville was arrested Nov. 23 at 500 Taylorsville Road and charged with theft by unlawful taking.

DUI

Joshua Fast of Crestwood, sentenced in June to second-degree burglary and reckless homicide, has asked to be considered for shock probation.

Shelby County Circuit Judge Charles Hickman sentenced Fast in June to 10 years in prison, 5 years for the homicide charge and 5 years for the burglary, for his participation in the events surrounding the shooting death of David Fletcher of Shelbyville in October 2008.

On a tragic afternoon at a house in Shelbyville last month, two Shelbyville Police Officers grappled with a teenager who they say was hitting them with a variety of items.

Both officers were struck, one severely, before, police said, a female officer drew her gun and shot and killed 18-year-old Trey F. Williams.

Among the many questions that emerged from that confrontation, in which two officers apparently failed to subdue one younger and larger individual, is this: How physically fit are the men and women trained to protect and serve the citizens?