Man wanted in Ohio hides in Oak Ridge church, but K-9 finds him
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Casey J. Jones
A man who was wanted by law enforcement officers in Ohio fled and hid in an Oak Ridge church after a traffic stop Sunday morning, but an Anderson County K-9 unit found him hiding in a bathroom closet after a two-hour search, authorities said.
The pursuit began after the Oak Ridge Police Department stopped a vehicle on South Tulane Avenue at Wilson Street for a window tint violation at about 10:37 a.m. Sunday, April 11, the City of Oak Ridge said Monday.
After the initial contact with the driver, the driver fled from his vehicle on foot toward the First United Methodist Church at 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, the city said.
Anderson County reported 554 cases in 2019 and 691 cases in 2020.
Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said the rise in aggravated assault and other personal crimes is very sad and frightening.
“You may contribute that to COVID for a number of reasons,” McBride said. “People stuck in the same place with people, a lot more crimes of passion happening, we ve noticed sex offenses have gone up. But a lot of that could be because of the culture now of having to quarantine, just more opportunities for person-on-person crime.”
Demika Schlabach, the victims services coordinator for the ACSO, has also noticed a rise in domestic violence cases. She said they had 875 cases in 2019 and 996 cases in 2020, which is a significant jump for them. These numbers are reflective of direct services to victims referred to their office, so that number could be higher.
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A man pursued by police ran into First United Methodist Church between services in Oak Ridge on Sunday morning, canceling services, according to witnesses and the church. The man was later caught, and no one was injured, the church reported.
There were reports of a large police presence at the church, including Oak Ridge Police Department and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, and the building was reportedly evacuated.
The man ran in as churchgoers were leaving the 10 a.m. service. The 11 a.m. service and Worship on the Lawn at 1 p.m. were both canceled as the building was still being searched and cleared, the church said.
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Child, 7, struck by truck in Claxton
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A driver reportedly hit and injured a 7-year-old child from Powell on Edgemoor Road near Mooncrest Lane at 6:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 7.
In a preliminary incident report, the Tennessee Highway Patrol indicated the 58-year-old driver, Charles Bentley, was traveling east on Edgemoor Road near Mooncrest Lane with passenger Samantha Bentley, 53, both of Knoxville, in a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck. Three pedestrians were reportedly standing in the continuous turn lane, and the child reportedly walked out of the turn lane into the truck lane of travel.
After allegedly hitting the child, who was not identified in the report, the truck reportedly came to “a final controlled rest in the eastbound lane of travel.”