Man found murdered in hotel

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Ambulance and police on Sunday morning remove the body of a dead man found shot four times in a room in the Sunrise Inn.

An man was found murdered in a south Dyersburg hotel Sunday morning.

The man, whose identity police are not released until next of kin are notified, was reported dead at about 8:45 a.m., said Dyersburg Police Chief Terry Ledbetter.

The man had checked into the Sunrise Inn, 1170 U.S. Hwy. 51 Bypass, overnight Saturday, but was given a different room than the one he was found.

The man was shot four times by a small-caliber handgun, said Ledbetter. Investigators checked the room for clues for more than two hours. The body was removed at about 11 a.m. by a Dyersburg Regional Medical Center ambulance.

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fine reporting and photography from the bushes and weeds

-- Posted by guy360 on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 11:44 AM

Actually the picture was taken from behind Heartland trucking school. I wonder if they paper had permission to be on there lot sunday since no one was at heartland. Another one of dyersburg's roach and vermin infested sites for drugs.

-- Posted by Disfunctional on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 12:14 PM

Wow, big shock yet another murder.

-- Posted by justagirl08 on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 12:28 PM

I can't believe the chief actually made a comment. How many people have been murdered since he became chief?

-- Posted by thistownneedshelp on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 7:25 PM

I went on a drive-by up at that motel looking for my dog one time. It was scary as heck. South Dyersburg needs to be cleaned up a bit. The road to my house is clearly within the city limits and lined with junk cars on either side. There 'oughta be a law!

-- Posted by poopie on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 8:07 PM

that place is crack central as is courtland square and the other cheap places where the lowlifes dwell in southtown... get this, i took my family to dairy queen for a blizzard not too long ago and someone approached me in the parking lot trying to sell crack in broad daylight.

-- Posted by jeramy on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 9:15 PM

why are you people so hard on the reporting by the paper? if it wasn't for the paper all the gossips in town wouldn't have anything to talk about. they aren't doing the crime, just reporting it.

-- Posted by workinclasscitizen on Sun, May 4, 2008, at 10:17 PM

Looks to me like they were doing a crime tresspassing

-- Posted by Disfunctional on Mon, May 5, 2008, at 10:04 AM

Yes the paper just reports the crime, but could they at least get the information somewhat right before they run the story? Countless times people have been misquoted or their words manipulated to fit what some people want you to see, or what will be the most inflammatory to get everyone riled up. As far as this murder goes, it is past time to get "tough" on the crime in Dyersburg. It has been out of control but we cannot just blame law enforcement because we have to also blame ourselves and the attitude of "if it doesn't affect me then I am not going to worry about it". That thinking will just make things worse. What happened to a time when young people weren't just raised by their parents, but with the help of their community also? If kids had more respect instilled into them in their youth, they might not have grown up to be the thugs and trash they are today.

-- Posted by justagirl08 on Mon, May 5, 2008, at 7:19 PM

I have to say that the bashing of law enforcement is not the answer to the problem. Until the ignorance of citizens is remedied...nothing will change. Until the piece of trash mothers and fathers who teach their children no morals are dealt with, this will continue. People need to stop having children to get a check and allowing the streets to raise them because they are too "sorry" to take control of their own children. Parents need to know where their children are...who their children's friends are...notice changes in their behavior....and instill morals in them. These murdering 17.18.19.20 year old men were once children that when truth be told, were probably doing what they knew. I see mother's who allow their teenage children to deal drugs because they bring in money so her lazy tail doesn't have to get out and work. But why would he/she when you can have 7 kids and the government pay for everything you have! This is a societal problem that goes way beyond our small town. The local law enforcement is extremely out numbered and will never be able to control things until our government stops being a crutch for low life pieces of trash to breed this mentality of child.

-- Posted by timay76 on Thu, May 8, 2008, at 9:00 AM

That place is the armpit of dyersburg. Nothing any good goes on there. Gangs in dyersburg. There is not a lot of murders in dyersburg that involve gangs. Move to Memphis if you want to be around that. I say let those people keep killing each other. Helps clean up the trash and one less welfare abuser.

-- Posted by taylormade on Sat, May 10, 2008, at 2:07 PM

taylormade:

Please tell me if you are educated or not as your statement regarding Memphis is not very thought out as this has nothing to do with what is going on in Dyersburg. Dyersburg has more trailer trash than you can even think of and as for welfare, if you know so much about it being abused; did you ever contribute to abusing the system as well. Please remain focused on the topic and please do not show your ignorance again.

These comments are not for the ignorant so please find you something else to do.

-- Posted by Angel Fire on Sat, May 10, 2008, at 11:15 PM

KICK ALL THESE PEOPLE OFF WALFARE AND QUIT SUPPORTIN THEM. MAKE THEM WORK FOR WHAT THEY GET. TAXPAYERS WORK , WHY CANT THESE DRUG HEADS. AND IF THEY KILL EACH OTHER OFF THEN ITS LESS WE HAVE TO SUPPORT.

-- Posted by allie on Tue, May 13, 2008, at 3:07 AM