Violent Home Invasion in Johnson City
On August 22, 2013, a violent incident at 600 St. Louis Street in Johnson City, Tennessee, led to the arrest of four men on charges of Especially Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Assault, and Attempted Aggravated Rape. The Johnson City Police Department, supported by EMS, responded to reports of an assault around 12:30 A.M., finding a male victim, Randy Tucker, with severe head lacerations. He was hospitalized at Johnson City Medical Center in guarded condition. A female victim, also assaulted, reported a sexual attack by the same suspects and was treated and released from the same facility.
Arrests and Courtroom Behavior
The suspects were identified as Najier “Tim” Hugley, 21, and Lance Hugley, 22, both of 515 Pardee St., Johnson City; Janmichael Vincent “Gotti” Lingo, 21, of 1400 Orleans Terrace, Apt. 420; and Adrian Dashon “D” Bizzell, 25, of 405 Bettie St. Lance Hugley was apprehended during a traffic stop on September 7, 2013, while Najier Hugley turned himself in at the Washington County Detention Center. Lingo and Bizzell were arrested shortly after the incident. All four are held at the Washington County Detention Center, with Bizzell on a $250,000 bond and the others on $150,000 each, awaiting arraignment in Washington County General Sessions Court.
During Najier Hugley’s arraignment on September 9, 2013, Judge Don Arnold read the charges aloud. Lance Hugley, present in the courtroom, laughed at the allegations, prompting a stern rebuke from the judge: “Are you laughing? You better not laugh about these allegations.” Reports note Lance had also laughed unnoticed during his own arraignment days earlier.
Details of the Assault
According to court documents filed by JCPD Investigator Matt Bolton, the female victim described how Bizzell struck her with a beer bottle twice outside before forcing entry into Tucker’s apartment. Inside, Bizzell hit her a third time and assaulted Tucker when he intervened. Bizzell briefly left but returned with the other three suspects, who attempted to break in through the back and screen doors. The female victim reported Bizzell held her down while the others surrounded Tucker. She heard two thuds, after which the group fled, leaving Tucker severely injured and covered in blood.
Source: Johnson City Police Department and Johnson City Press, September 2013. Read more: Johnson City Press
