Virginia Christine Lewis Brown, who allegedly yelled "No vaccine!" as she drove through a vaccination tent, was arrested for “placing the lives of seven workers in danger,” the Blount County Sheriff’s Office said.
Tennessee woman arrested for speeding through COVID-19 vaccination tent in protest, authorities say
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Woman sped through vaccination tent in protest, authorities say
A Tennessee woman was arrested this week after authorities say she drove her SUV through a COVID-19 vaccination tent, nearly hitting people while yelling no vaccine. Blount County Sheriff s Office
A Tennessee woman was arrested this week after authorities say she drove her SUV through a COVID-19 vaccination tent, nearly hitting several people while yelling no vaccine.
Virginia Christine Lewis Brown, 36, of Greenback, has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless endangerment. She was released on bonds totalling $21,000 and has an initial court appearance set for June 7, according to the Blount County Sheriff s Office. It was unclear whether she had obtained an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
Woman Arrested After Driving Through a Vaccine Site, Allegedly Yelled ‘No Vaccine’
A woman was arrested after she allegedly drove through a COVID-19 vaccination site in eastern Tennessee yelling “no vaccine,” according to authorities and witnesses.
Police said the suspect, Virginia Christine Lewis Brown, on Monday, allegedly drove her vehicle “at a high rate of speed” through a vaccination tent that was set up in Maryville, Tennessee.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office said that Brown, 36, was arrested and charged with seven counts of felony reckless endangerment, according to a statement posted Thursday.
“Two Blount County Sheriff’s deputies who were working at the site witnessed Ms. Brown speed through the coned section and through the enclosed vaccine tent in a Chrysler Pacifica,” the statement said. “The deputies reported that Ms. Brown did not stop at the check-in area at the entrance of the tent but continued through the tent at a high rate of speed,