Jul 1, 2021 / 08:33 PM EDT
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) A registered sex offender was taken into custody after a standoff with negotiation officers Thursday along Strawberry Plains Pike, according to Knoxville police.
Police said that on Thursday afternoon, officers were advised of the possible location of a man who is a registered sex offender with an active warrant for domestic aggravated assault in the area of Strawberry Plains Pike. Both KPD and Knox County Sheriff’s Office units responded to the area.
The man was located in his vehicle outside of a residence in the 7900 block of Strawberry Plains Pike and made threats of suicide when officers attempted to make contact. KPD Negotiators were called to the scene in an effort to safely take him into custody.
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Head-on collision on Maynardville Highway resulted in one fatality, two injured
Two vehicles struck each other head-on on Maynardville Highway near Loyston Road. One died in the crash and two others were injured.
Credit: Rural Metro Fire TN Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:27 PM EDT June 27, 2021
MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn.
UPDATE 10:20 PM 6/27/2021: At 7:55 p.m., Rural Metro Fire, Knox County Rescue and AMR responded to a two car accident on Maynardville Highway near Loyston Road.
Both vehicles hit head on, with one fatality and one person trapped in the wreckage. That person and another, were transported to the trauma center, one with life threatening injuries and another with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.