Franklin Golf Club Thieves Arrested In Murfreesboro: Police

MURFREESBORO, TN — Murfreesboro Police arrested three Rutherford County men accused of stealing — and trying to re-sell — golf clubs and an SUV in Franklin. The trio were acting "suspiciously" at Play It Again Sports on Thompson Lane mid-morning Friday, according to a police report.

Matthew L. Musovich, 20, and Timothy Brent Colthorp, 22, both of Smyrna, and Ethan Stahl, 20, of Murfreesboro are charged with theft over $10,000, theft over $1,000, resisting arrest, simple possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.

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A store employee called police, uneasy about the trio's behavior, and when a Murfreesboro officer arrived, he blocked in a 2007 Toyoto Sequoia which had been reported stolen, along with the golf clubs, earlier in Franklin. When the suspects approached the SUV, they noticed the patrol car and tried to flee on foot, the officer wrote in an arrest report, but were detained by nearby back-up officers.

Musovich's bond is set at $21,500, Colthorp's $19,500 and Stahl's $17,500. All three are due in court in July.

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