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By: Lisa Marchesoni

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:20 pm

Stolen wedding ring recovered just in time | Thomas Gammon, wedding ring, home burglary

Witnesses who saw this Pathfinder in their neighborhood are asked to call sheriff's Detectives Scott Tillman at 904-3041 or Chris Owens at 904-3045.

Groom Thomas Gammon and his bride-to-be planned to substitute a ring when they married Saturday because burglars stole her sapphire and diamond wedding ring earlier this month.

But sheriff’s Detectives Scott Tillman and Chris Owens recovered the ring Friday and Tillman delivered it to the bride and groom Friday night. Family members cried when Tillman delivered the ring. They invited the detectives to their wedding.

“That was my best recovery ever,” Tillman said with a grin. “That was very cool,” Owens said.

Burglars stole the ring from Gammon’s home in mid-October. Through several burglaries, witnesses reported the suspects rode in a gold 1994 Nissan Pathfinder with a temporary tag attached where the license plate is supposed to be. The detectives asked for information on the Pathfinder.

Murfreesboro Police Sgt. Harry Haigh notified fellow officers. Officer David Miller located the Pathfinder last Wednesday and Haigh notified the sheriff’s detectives.

A-1 wrecker employees towed the vehicle to their lot. While detectives were examining the vehicle, owner Greg Matthews, accompanied by Dustin Britt and Casey Smith, came to claim it. Matthews told detectives he allowed a friend to borrow the SUV.

As part of their investigation, the detectives went to Britt’s home.

“Britt’s girlfriend had a $6,000 ring on her finger,” Owens said. Tillman said it resembled the one stolen from Gammon. The girlfriend told them Britt gave it to her as an engagement ring. They seized the ring and returned it to Gammon.

They charged Smith with burglary. More charges are pending.

The detectives believe Smith was involved in other home burglaries.

People who spotted the gold Pathfinder in a neighborhood with home burglaries during the past few weeks are asked to call Tillman at 904-3041 or 904-3045. “We just want information,” Tillman said.

Tagged under home burglary, Thomas Gammon, wedding ring

Member Opinions:

By: Farmall on 10/29/09
Ah yes thats the thief I want to marry, you know the one. The one who stole me a wedding ring. I guess two months salary applies to thieves to. Girls, women, this is what you get when you hang around trash.

By: canalou on 10/29/09
Gives new meaning to solving a "burglary ring..." great work.....

By: etech30 on 10/30/09
Farmall-two months salary only applies to people that work for a living and save the money to actually buy things, such as rings. These morons feel they must be above earning anything, and that actually paying for something is for losers.

By: Valerie0903 on 10/31/09
Didn't "girlfriend of thief" wonder where the ring came from? Sounds like she didn't have the option of picking it out.

By: tgammon77 on 12/14/09
well both of these good for nothings are in jail right now awaiting a grand jury trial. One made bail days after being arrested earlier but is now back in jail with his little nasty friend. Looks like these scumbags will spend the rest of their lives in and out of jail. Everyone, PLEASE, get to know these two faces, cause if they post bail, they could be driving around in your neighborhood!!!
TG