• About
    • About Us
    • What We Cover
  • Advertise
    • Advertise
    • Our Advertisers
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Send News
  • Subscribe

Oak Ridge Today

  • Home
  • Sign in
  • News
    • Business
    • Community
    • Education
    • Government
    • Health
    • Police and Fire
    • U.S. Department of Energy
    • Weather
  • Sports
    • High School
    • Middle School
    • Recreation
    • Rowing
    • Youth
  • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Dancing
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Premium Content
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds

Oak Ridge man indicted on aggravated robbery, aggravated assault charges

Posted at 8:40 pm October 30, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Duran Maszae Lee

Duran Maszae Lee

An Oak Ridge man has been indicted on charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated assault for an alleged home-invasion robbery on Dewey Road three years ago.

Duran Maszae Lee, 32, has been charged with aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, and possession of more than 14.175 grams of marijuana. The indictments were returned by the Anderson County Grand Jury on October 4.

Lee has an arraignment scheduled for Monday in Anderson County Circuit and Criminal Court in Clinton.

He remains jailed in the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton, according to jail records.

Arrest warrants filed after the alleged robbery on Dewey Road on November 22, 2013, said an Oak Ridge man was allegedly hit in the head and face with a pistol and a woman who was nine months pregnant at the time blacked out from fear when a suspect pointed a silver revolver at her during the Friday night home invasion.

The suspects allegedly stole a Sentry safe containing $3,000 from a closet and fled in a vehicle before officers arrived, according to affidavits attached to the arrest warrants and filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge.

But the white 2008 Cadillac CTS four-door sedan crashed into a utility pole a few minutes later on Delaware Avenue, less than a mile from the Dewey Road home, according to an Oak Ridge Police Department crash report filed at the time.

Lee was the driver and also one of the home invasion suspects, authorities said then. Lee allegedly had three plastic baggies in his rear pocket, and they contained a green leafy-like plant substance believed to be marijuana, the affidavits said. The baggies contained a total of 21.9 grams of suspected marijuana packaged for sale, ORPD Detective Kevin Craig said in the affidavits.

Police found a silver revolver handgun about 56 feet from the vehicle, and the defendant had been observed near the pistol before police arrived, Craig said. Red liquid on the gun, consistent with blood, was allegedly found just behind the cylinder.

Charges against Lee were bound to the grand jury on February 2, according to court records.

An indictment moves a case from general sessions court to criminal court.

The two victims in the case were allegedly attacked outside their Dewey Road home between 9:40 and 10:02 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2013, according to a police report filed then by ORPD Officer Benjamin Higgins. The man, who had minor injuries, said Lee struck him in the face and head with the gun and then ran into the house as a second suspect held him down.

The man said he found the house in disarray when he entered after the suspects fled, and the safe, which included $1,200 in new $100 bills, was missing, according to the affidavits.

Craig said the safe was located in plain view in the trunk of the Cadillac driven by Lee that crashed on Delaware Avenue. A search of Lee found $3,200 in his underwear, Craig said.

The crash report by Officer Matthew Johnston said there were two other passengers in the Cadillac, which went off the right side of Delaware Avenue before hitting a utility pole east of Outer Drive at about 10:06 p.m. that Friday.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Copyright 2016 Oak Ridge Today. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, Anderson County Circuit and Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, arraignment, Ben Higgins, Duran Maszae Lee, home invasion robbery, indictments, Kevin Craig, Matthew Johnston, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, possession of more than 14.175 grams of marijuana, tampering with evidence

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More Police and Fire News

Windrock wildfire controlled

The Tennessee Division of Forestry said Tuesday that the Windrock Mountain fire that began Thursday is controlled. On Tuesday afternoon, the size of the affected area was 328 acres with a containment percentage of 95 … [Read More...]

Minor traffic delays possible due to Secret City Half Marathon, 5K

Minor traffic delays are possible Saturday morning in Oak Ridge during the Secret City Half Marathon and 5K. Race Director Hannah Fatheree expects nearly 1,000 runners and walkers on city streets and … [Read More...]

Burn ban in effect in Oak Ridge, restrictions in OS

The City of Oak Ridge remains under a burn ban, and there are fire restrictions in Oliver Springs. Oak Ridge Fire Chief Travis Solomon issued a burn ban on November 5. "Due to the dry conditions in our region, no … [Read More...]

State: Rocky Top wildfire 100 percent contained

The Rocky Top wildfire that started last week and emitted smoke visible for miles had burned 397 acres and was 100 percent contained by mid-morning Thursday, according to the Tennessee Division of Forestry. In a press … [Read More...]

Rocky Top fire grows to 210 acres, 75 percent contained

The wildfire burning near Rocky Top has grown to an estimated 210 acres and is still 75 percent contained, officials with the Tennessee Department of Forestry said Tuesday. "Forestry is back on scene this morning," … [Read More...]

More Police and Fire

Recent Posts

  • Artificial intelligence to be discussed Tuesday
  • Community Thanksgiving is Thursday
  • Windrock wildfire controlled
  • ORHS Masquers Showcase is Saturday
  • Minor traffic delays possible due to Secret City Half Marathon, 5K
  • Burn ban in effect in Oak Ridge, restrictions in OS
  • State: Rocky Top wildfire 100 percent contained
  • Rocky Top fire grows to 210 acres, 75 percent contained
  • AC man charged with murder
  • School bus driver arrested following alleged assault on elementary student

Search Oak Ridge Today

Copyright © 2023 Oak Ridge Today