Man found slain in Bell Road hotel room

The tennessean July 30, 2009 A Nashville hotel manager found a body in a guest room Tuesday afternoon. Metro Police say Thomas Alexander Turner III, 52, appeared to have been shot inside his room at Inn Town Suites, 1621 Bell Road. He had been living in the hotel since March and was last seen alive late last week, police said. No further details were released pending investigation. At the time of the fatal shooting, Turner was free on bond on charges of crack cocaine possession and manufacturing glass pipes used to smoke crack cocaine. Anyone with information concerning Turner's death is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME or by texting the word "CASH" along with a message to 274637 (CRIMES).