May 7, 2021
SEVIERVILLE â Police here believe an Advance Auto Parts employee set the fire at the Forks of the River location early Wednesday after he took cash from a safe. Eric Michael Coates, 33, of 3640 Family Circus Way in Kodak, now faces charges of arson, vandalism and theft. Coates is accused of entering the store at about 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, apparently using a key, because there was no sign of forced entry at the store, according to the warrants. âUpon entering the building, the alarm wa...