Woman Accused of Illegal Dumping Cleans Up Debris, Then Arrested

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN — A woman accused of illegally dumping trash along Asbury Road was arrested Tuesday after a correctional work center officer helped track her down through evidence found in the garbage.

Surveillance footage from the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center reportedly captured a woman dumping trash on Asbury Road on Monday. The following day, Work Center Officer John Johnson searched through the debris and discovered documents possibly linked to a suspect’s address, according to Lt. Jason Peralta.

Johnson then located a vehicle associated with the littering case parked on Hord Road and alerted the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office…

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