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SEVIERVILLE — 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. “Upon entering the building, the alarm was deactivated using Eric Coates’ alarm code,” the warrants said. “Approximately 45 mi...

Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports generated from the Sevier County Jail. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Names may be similar to others in the community. • Jonathan Edward Battles, 27, of Knoxville, was charged May 5 with violation of probation. He was released. • Thomas S. Carmichael, 45, of Scottsbrough, Alabama, was charged May 5 with theft. He was released. • Eric Coates, 33, of 3640 Family Circus Way in Kodak, was charged May 5 with arson, vandalism, and theft. He was being held in lieu of $375...