On February 16, 2022, at approximately 9:30 am, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a suspicious persons/vehicle near Lexington Drive in West Knox County. The suspects were sleeping in the vehicle. Both suspects failed to adhere to verbal commands by the deputies. The female passenger attempted to grab the deputy’s service weapon, the suspect in the driver’s seat attempted to run over the deputy, the deputy fired his weapon.
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The suspects fled in the vehicle striking a Ford F-250 continued striking two additional vehicles before fleeing on foot. Both suspects were captured after a short foot pursuit.
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The male suspect was transported to a local hospital with what appears to be non-life-threatening injuries. The Deputies were not injured. The name of the suspects and charges will be forthcoming.
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As with all Officer-involved shootings (OIS), The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) will handle the investigation and all subsequent statements.
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.
