Update on the potential threat at Karns High School on Friday, February 11, 2022. Juvenile Detectives with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office spent the day interviewing students and faculty regarding the allegations that there was potentially a weapon on school property connected to the incident between two students that occurred off-campus on February 10, 2022.
Detectives, along with KCSO K-9 Units, located three toy pistols in a student’s vehicle. No other weapons were found.
The school was placed on lockdown while the interviews and searches were conducted.
Please see the original release from 2/11/2022 below:
This morning Juvenile Detectives with the Knox County Sheriff’s were called to Karns High School for a potential threat stemming from an overnight investigation involving two Karns High Students.
As a precaution the school was placed on Lockdown. We will update all of you if there is any credibility to the threat. As of this hour they have not found anything to substantiate it.
“We appreciate everyone’s patience while we conduct a thorough investigation. We take every threat seriously, and appreciate the cooperation of the school.” -Tom Spangler, Sheriff
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.
