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Police investigating after chase, report of shots fired

Posted at 8:13 pm October 8, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Police are investigating after a chase was reported along Emory Valley Road and there were reports of shots fired on Monday evening, Oct. 8, 2018. The parking lot at Anderson County General Sessions Court on Emory Valley Road is blocked off with yellow tape, and there is a large emergency response presence that includes members of the Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Anderson County EMS, and District Attorney General Dave Clark, right. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Police are investigating after a chase was reported along Emory Valley Road and there were reports of shots fired on Monday evening, Oct. 8, 2018. The parking lot at Anderson County General Sessions Court on Emory Valley Road is blocked off with yellow tape, and there is a large emergency response presence that includes members of the Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Anderson County EMS, and District Attorney General Dave Clark, right. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 9 a.m. Oct. 9.

Police are investigating after a chase was reported along Emory Valley Road and there were reports of shots fired.

Update (9 p.m.): The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has agents and forensic scientists on the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Monday along Emory Valley Road in Oak Ridge, a spokesperson said. See newer story here.

Update (11:45 p.m.): A man who struck an Oak Ridge police officer with a vehicle died when at least one officer opened fire in a courthouse parking lot on Monday evening, authorities said. See newer story here.

The parking lot at Anderson County General Sessions Court on Emory Valley Road is blocked off with yellow tape, and there is a large emergency response presence that includes members of the Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Anderson County EMS, and District Attorney General Dave Clark.

One person reported seeing part of the incident at about 6:30 p.m. Monday. Residents of Emory Valley reported a police pursuit involving at least four police cars though a residential area along Emory Valley Road. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: chase, Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge Police Department, officer-involved shooting, police pursuit, shooting, shots fired

Carjacking suspect arrested after hospital release

Posted at 10:05 pm June 28, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Bradley Allen Thomas

Bradley Allen Thomas

 

Note: This story was updated at 10:30 p.m.

The suspect in the carjacking of a van occupied by a woman in a wheelchair on Saturday, followed by a police chase and crash, was arrested after he was released from a hospital on Thursday, authorities said.

Bradley Allan Thomas, 30, of Knoxville, was arrested by Anderson County Sheriff’s Department deputies when he was released from the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said. Thomas, who was seriously injured, had been taken to UT Medical Center after the Saturday afternoon crash at Clinton Highway and Powell Drive in Knox County.

Thomas is the suspect charged in the carjacking in the parking lot of the Red Lobster restaurant on South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge on Saturday afternoon, Lucas said.

“Oak Ridge Police officers served their warrants related to the carjacking, and Thomas was also served with warrants on the pursuit by deputies,” Lucas said after Thursday’s arrest. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Knox County, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated robbery, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, arrest, Bradley Allan Thomas, carjacking, chase, crash, driving on a suspended license, especially aggravated kidnapping, evading arrest, failure to maintain lane, improper passing, Jonathan Acker, Mark Lucas, Mary Rose Jackson, Oak Ridge Police Department, obedience to traffic control signal, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, Red Lobster, Tennessee Highway Patrol, University of Tennessee Medical Center

More charges pending after carjacking, chase, crash

Posted at 5:59 pm June 28, 2018
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The driver of a vehicle allegedly stolen from a woman in a wheelchair in Oak Ridge on Saturday, June 23, 2018, fled from law enforcement officers, running red lights and passing vehicles in the turn lane at high speed, before crashing into a car and a traffic light pole on Clinton Highway at Powell Drive in Knox County, an incident report said. (Submitted photo)

The driver of a vehicle allegedly stolen from a woman in a wheelchair in Oak Ridge on Saturday, June 23, 2018, fled from law enforcement officers, running red lights and passing vehicles in the turn lane at high speed, before crashing into a car and a traffic light pole on Clinton Highway at Powell Drive in Knox County, an incident report said. (Submitted photo)

 

More charges are pending after a carjacking of a van occupied by a woman in a wheelchair in Oak Ridge on Saturday led to a police chase and crash on Clinton Highway in Knox County.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department has already said it would seek warrants against the suspect, Bradley Allan Thomas, 30, of Knoxville, and the Oak Ridge Police Department said criminal charges are pending.

Now, in a preliminary crash report, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said it is filing its own charges. They include reckless endangerment, reckless driving, obedience to traffic control signal, failure to maintain lane, improper passing, and driving on a suspended license.

“These are all THP charges and do not include outside agencies’ pending charges,” the crash report said.

An Anderson County Sheriff’s Department incident report said deputies would seek warrants against Thomas for evading arrest and reckless endangerment. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Knox County, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Bradley Allan Thomas, carjacking, chase, crash, Donna Hillard, driving on a suspended license, evading arrest, failure to maintain lane, improper passing, Jonathan Acker, Oak Ridge Police Department, obedience to traffic control signal, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Andersonville man dies after jumping into pond while fleeing from deputies

Posted at 10:44 pm April 13, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Ron Walter Austin

Ron Walter Austin

 

An Andersonville man died after jumping into a pond in Claxton while fleeing from Anderson County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Thursday night, authorities said.

The man has been identified as Ron Walter Austin, 41.

The chase started at about 11:45 p.m. Thursday when Anderson County Sheriff’s Department narcotics investigators observed what was believed to be a drug transaction between people in two vehicles in a business parking lot near North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard in Clinton, Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said Friday night.

Deputies attempted to stop both vehicles as they left the parking lot, Lucas said. One vehicle did stop, but the other fled from North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard onto Interstate 75, where deputies saw the driver throw out an article out of the car window, Lucas said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, chase, Mark Lucas, Ron Walter Austin

Man arrested after chases, alleged carjacking, stolen truck in Anderson, Campbell

Posted at 10:03 pm October 5, 2015
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Joshua Lee Styles

Joshua Lee Styles

A Rocky Top man who had been involved in two recent police pursuits in Anderson County, including one chase after an alleged carjacking from a family member on Friday, was arrested in Campbell County on Monday after a vehicle and foot chase involving a stolen pickup truck, authorities said.

Joshua Lee Styles, 25, of Ross Cemetery Road in Rocky Top, was arrested Monday, October 5, by Campbell County deputies after the pursuit of the stolen truck and on numerous warrants from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, ACSD Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said.

He said Styles was originally wanted for a state probation violation.

The two pursuits with Anderson County deputies had occurred during the past week. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Campbell County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Campbell County, carjacking, chase, Joshua Lee Styles, pursuit

Man arrested after shots fired in two neighborhoods, chase through several counties

Posted at 4:47 pm September 21, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Debriael Hall

Debriael Hall

Note: This story was last updated at 5:30 p.m.

A 20-year-old Oak Ridge man was arrested after police received several reports of shots fired in two neighborhoods in Oak Ridge this weekend and after a high-speed chase that went through several counties and cities on Sunday night, ending in Newport, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Police Department said it first received a report that a black male suspect was chasing a male black victim on foot, firing a pistol, at about 11 p.m. Saturday, September 19.

Then, at about 3 a.m. Sunday, the ORPD responded to South Fisk Avenue in Scarboro, where residents reported multiple shots were fired into their home, which was struck at least twice, according to a city press release. The residents said they heard at least a dozen gunshots.

Oak Ridge Police Department Chase Damage

Damage to an Oak Ridge Police Department car is pictured above after a high-speed chase that started in Oak Ridge on Sunday night, Sept. 20, wound through several counties and cities, and ended in Newport after spike strips were deployed. (Photo by Oak Ridge Police Department via Facebook)

 

In the first incident, the ORPD said, a white Ford Escape with dealer tags was seen in the area, and in the second incident, this same vehicle was seen fleeing the area at a high rate of speed.

Then, at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ORPD responded to a report of shots fired on Wakefield Road. The complainant said shots were fired toward an apartment building by a male black suspect, and a second male black perpetrator returned fire, which struck the tailgate off a parked truck. Both suspects fled the area, reportedly in a white SUV matching the description of the suspect vehicle in the previous incidents.

The mother of a fourth victim reported her son had been pistol-whipped by a male black suspect earlier that day, but the victim refused to cooperate in identifying the suspect or describing what occurred, the City of Oak Ridge said in the press release. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Crime Task Force, Blount County Sheriff’s Office, chase, City of Oak Ridge, Cocke County Sheriff's Office, Debriael Hall, gunshots, high-speed chase, Jasmine Bullard, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, pursuit, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, Sevierville Police Department, shots fired, South Fisk Avenue, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Wakefield Road

Updated: KPD pursuit passes through Anderson, ends in Union

Posted at 12:20 am January 23, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Jeremy Shane Howard

Jeremy Shane Howard

The police chase that passed through Anderson County on Thursday night started at a Weigel’s store in Knoxville and ended with an arrest in Union County.

The Knoxville Police Department said officers observed a suspicious man at Weigel’s on Callahan and Central Avenue Pike on Thursday night. The man was observed by officers on special assignment for recent robberies in north Knoxville.

The suspect, who was wearing surgical gloves, had been in the store for an extended period of time acting suspiciously before leaving without purchasing any items, the KPD said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Knox County, Knoxville, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories, Union County Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, armed robbery, chase, Hickory Star Boat Dock, Hickory Valley Road, Jeremy Shane Howard, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, KPD, Mark Lucas, Maynardville, Norris Lake, Overlook Trail, pursuit, robbery, Shawn Bannach, Union County Sheriff's Office

Pet of the Day: Wooly and Chase

Posted at 1:19 am August 25, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Pet of the Day: Wooly and Chase

Submitted

Wooly and Chase here…Aren’t we too cute, sitting here waiting on someone to promise forever?

You see, we got dumped here by our owners. How can they just walk away? It made us sad, but you know what? There are wonderful people like Miss Bev and Miss Maggie who just snatched us up lovingly in their arms and whisked us away. They are really nice and very special people who told us that there are humans who will promise to never let us go. Is that true?

Wooly and Chase [Read more…]

Filed Under: Pets Tagged With: chase, Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, Pet of the Day, Wooly

Report: With four children in car, chase exceeds 100 mph, mother urges driver to go faster

Posted at 12:20 pm August 23, 2013
By John Huotari 8 Comments

Billy Ray Fox

Billy Ray Fox

Heather Renee Buchanan

Heather Renee Buchanan

Note: This story was updated at 5 p.m. Aug. 24.

With four unrestrained children in the car, an East Tennessee man and woman fled from officers at speeds exceeding 100 mph on Thursday afternoon, crossing from Anderson County into Union County, and a mother allegedly urged the driver to go faster, authorities said.

The high-speed chase began at about 4:22 p.m. Thursday when Anderson County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of an aggravated burglary on Foster Road. They located a suspect gray Pontiac Grand Am being driven by Billy Ray Fox, 28, of Corryton, on Hickory Valley Road and Collins Gap Road. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated child abuse, Anderson County, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Billy Ray Fox, chase, child endangerment, child restraint law, evading arrest, failure to obey traffic control devices, felony evading, Heather Renee Buchanan, Hickory Valley Road, high-speed chase, improper passing, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, revoked license, Shawn Bannach, speeding, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Union County, Union County Sheriff's Office, WYSH Radio

State releases information on weekend crashes that ended high-speed chase

Posted at 2:29 pm June 20, 2013
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol has released information on the Saturday night crashes in Oak Ridge that ended a high-speed chase, caused one vehicle to overturn, and sent two people to a hospital.

The chase started in Kingston late Saturday night after the suspect, Austin Cody Burns, 21, of Tellico Plains, nearly collided head-on with a vehicle driven by a deputy, the Roane County Sheriff’s Office reported. Burns allegedly fled from Roane County and Kingston Police Department officers at speeds that exceeded 90 mph. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Cody Burns, chase, crash, Kingston Police Department, Laurie Reynolds Renager, Linda L. Adkins, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Roane County Sheriff’s Office, State Route 95, Swaroop Suhas Pophale, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Teresa Brown, THP, Vianney Del Toro, Wiltshire Drive

Report: Man drives aggressively toward police, flees at speeds near 100 mph

Posted at 1:17 pm August 27, 2012
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Jerry Dale Allmon

Jerry Dale Allmon

An Oak Ridge man allegedly drove aggressively toward police officers at a BP gas station early Monday morning before fleeing west on Oak Ridge Turnpike in a chase that reached speeds of close to 100 mph, Anderson County court records said.

Jerry Dale Allmon, 59, allegedly ran several red lights as he fled, and he drove in the center of the road and in the middle of two traffic lanes, arrest warrants said. The Kingston Police Department apprehended him at the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge, the warrants said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire Tagged With: aggravated assault, chase, evading arrest, Jerry Dale Allmon, John Wilson, Kyle Scott, Matt Johnston, Oak Ridge Police, reckless driving

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