n February 24, 2021 at approximately 2:27 am a Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Officer attempted a traffic stop on a Ford Explorer traveling East bound on Kingston Pike. The vehicle failed to stop for the Officer, and almost immediately shots were fired at the Officer. A pursuit was initiated, and additional shots were fired …
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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units were dispatched at 14:52 to a burglary in progress on Dante Road. The initial investigation led Deputies to a business in the 6700 block of Central Avenue Pike, deputies encountered three suspects, one of which pulled a weapon, a KCSO Deputy fired striking the suspect bearing the weapon, …
On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.