BECCA JO SPARKS’ BOND REDUCTION DENIED IN ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE
According to a report by the Crossville Chronicle, in the Cumberland General Sessions Court on October 9, presided over by Judge Amanda Worley, Becca Jo Sparks appeared on charges of attempted first-degree murder and violation of an order of protection stemming from a May shooting incident; her motion to reduce bond was denied, and the case was bound over to the grand jury for further action, with all charges remaining accusations and the presumption of innocence applying until proven guilty.
Sparks had been arrested on May 15 by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working with Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office investigators at the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, following an early morning incident near a closed business in the 2200 block of Highway 70E in Crossville.
According to the TBI, she fired shots into a vehicle after mistaking the driver for her ex-boyfriend, who held an existing order of protection against her; the driver was unharmed, and Sparks self-reported the event before surrendering to deputies. She was charged with one count each of violation of an order of protection and attempted first-degree murder, remaining in custody at the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office at the time of her arrest.
