KCSO: Man arrested after stealing county cruiser, dragging detective trying to stop him
KCSO said the suspect began to drive away in the deputy s cruiser as he tried to pull him out, dragging the deputy alongside the vehicle. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:32 PM EDT March 17, 2021
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. A Knoxville man is in custody after the Knox County Sheriff s Office said he stole a detective s unmarked cruiser, dragging the deputy alongside the vehicle as he tried to stop him.
Deputies arrested Darrell Cooper, 29, and charged him with felony aggravated assault, theft, and evading arrest.
According to KCSO, the deputy saw a suspicious person carrying several items across a parking lot of a closed business in the 9100 block of Cross Park Drive in the Cedar Bluff area just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.