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Man accused of fleeing from police, driving toward three parked officers

Posted at 12:25 am June 28, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Laphonso R. Porter

Laphonso R. Porter

An Oak Ridge man is accused of fleeing from police on Wednesday night, driving toward three officers parked in Scarboro, wrecking a car, and running on foot before being arrested.

Laphonso R. Porter, 23, remained jailed in the Anderson County Detention Facility on Thursday night. He has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault, two counts of evading arrest, driving on a suspended license, and reckless endangerment, according to arrest warrants. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Carver Avenue, Clint Foland, driving on a suspended license, evading arrest, James Elkins, Laphonso R. Porter, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, reckless endangerment, Shannah Newman, Simon Byrne, South Benedict Avenue, South Dillard Avenue

Oliver Springs man accused of striking child at Walmart

Posted at 8:41 pm March 13, 2013
By John Huotari 4 Comments

An Oliver Springs man charged with aggravated child abuse is accused of hitting a 14-month-old boy at Walmart in Oak Ridge on Tuesday, arrest warrants said.

A witness said she saw David Lambert, 61, hit the child several times in the face with his fingers in what “she called a downward reverse motion,” the warrants said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated child abuse, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Clint Foland, David Lambert, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs Police Department, Walmart

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