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Callahan Drive incident

At around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, Knoxville Police Department officers attempted to make contact with three suspicious individuals in the parking lot of the UPS facility located on Callahan Drive. As officers went to detain one of the male subjects for questioning, he fled from officers on foot eastbound down Callahan in the direction of I-75. While fleeing, the male subject approached a gold sedan and attempted to remove the driver, who fought off the suspect before leaving the scene. The suspect, a tall and thin white male wearing a neon yellow shirt and khaki shorts, then jumped onto the back of a moving pickup truck. The suspect, identified as Jimmy Smith (DOB 5/23/80), was taken into custody without further incident after the pickup truck returned to officers. Smith was transported to the UT Medical Center to be evaluated for minor injuries and will be booked upon his release for an outstanding warrant for Violation of Probation and Evading Arrest. The KPD has not yet identified the victim from the apparent attempted carjacking and requests for that victim to contact the Department at 865-215-7212 in order for officers to ensure his or her well-being and add additional charges on the suspect.

Posted by serland On 04 June, 2020 at 2:30 PM