Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

A Lynnville man faces a set of attempted murder charges, accused of firing a handgun at deputies on Thursday.

At the request of 22nd Judicial District Attorney General Brent Cooper, TBI special agents began investigating the incident, shortly after the shooting at a home in the 1600 block of Fairview Road. Giles County deputies responded to the home on a report of a suspicious man, identified as William Jones Robins, Jr. (DOB 8-12-1958). Robins barricaded himself, and law enforcement’s attempts to convince him to surrender were unsuccessful. After a lull in the interaction, a group of fou...