KNOXVILLE â The victim of an alleged armed robbery in Sevierville Friday pursued the man accused of robbing him at gunpoint down I-40, staying behind him after Knox County Sheriffâs deputies located them on the interstate.
Incident reports indicate KCSO apprehended the accused robber, 18-year-old Trevon Marquis Allen, of Knoxville, after he fled a traffic stop and then struck a utility pole at the Asheville Highway exit.
Charles Sutton said he met Allen at the Fastop near Exit 407 to purchase a car, but Allen pulled out a shotgun and took the money heâd brought for the transaction.
Sutton showed investigators text messages between the two of them setting up the meeting. The two met at the gas station at about 2 a.m. Friday, according to reports.