KCSO reports
• At 1:18 a.m., Monday, May 24, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office unit was informed of a possible wreck with unknown injury at the corner of North Campbell Station Road and the exit to 1nterstate-40/75 west. Upon arriving on scene, officer observed a silver Cadillac wrecked, having crashed into a Lenoir City Utility Board pole. When officer walked up to the vehicle, the male driver appeared to be unconscious behind the wheel and not responding. The vehicle doors were locked, so officer reported making entry into the vehicle by busting out the back driver-side passenger window.
The suspect/arrestee was very uncooperative and not wanting to answer any questions but did refuse medical treatment on scene. He did appear to have a strong odor of what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage on his person. Officers observed a empty handle whiskey bottle in the passenger-side floorboard, along with red wine in a bag. In the back seat contained a bottle of open Patron Tequila.
The suspect refused to do a field sobriety test and refused to sign the Implied Consent form after being advised of his rights. Suspect was placed into custody for DUI third offense and driving on a revoked license.
• At 1:20 a.m., Saturday, May 22, an officer responded to the area of Cotton Eyed Joe, 11220 Outlet Drive, on a report of a white female driving a red Toyota sedan who was intoxicated and possibly wrecked the vehicle on Outlet Drive heading toward Campbell Station Road. Officer reported making contact with eventual arrestee at the intersection of Snyder Road and Campbell Station. Arrestee was in the driver seat of her 2008 red Toyota Solara. Rural Metro was first on scene and said the eventual arrestee refused to put the vehicle in the park position and continued to try to drive off from the scene.
Officer observed the front right wheel to be partially snapped off and partly under the body of the vehicle. Arrestee said she left Cotton Eyed Joe, but said the wheel and tire had been like that before that night and that she was able to drive the vehicle. Arrestee had slurred speech, bloodshot, watery eyes and was very unsteady on her feet.
Arrestee also had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from her person. Arrestee refused Standard Field Sobriety Tests and also refused to provide a sample of blood for chemical testing. She was taken into custody without incident.
• At 3:04 p.m., Thursday, May 20, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report a burglary to a vehicle in the parking lot of Verizon wireless, 11511 Parkside Drive. Complainant advised he arrived at work at noon and discovered an unknown suspect had taken items out of his vehicle at 2 p.m. Complainant said he left the doors unlocked and no damage was done to gain entry.
• At 7:13 a.m., Wednesday, May 19, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report a burglary to his wife’s vehicle in the parking lot of Farragut Pediatrics, 11220 West Point Drive. He advised between 7 and 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, an unknown suspec entered a 2008 Volvo XC90 and stole items with a value listed at $95. Complainant advised his son had been driving this vehicle with permission and the keys are in his possession. He also advised the doors to the vehicle may have been unlocked because there were no signs of forced entry.
