PIGEON FORGE â A Sevierville man was in the Sevier County Jail Tuesday after allegedly shooting a driver with a Polymer80 gun during a road rage incident on Battle Hill Road.
Julian Jay Dumas, 20, of 1372 River Run Circle in Sevierville, was charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. His bond was set at $100,000.
Shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, dispatchers began getting calls about a shooting incident on Battle Hill Road.
When they arrived they found a man who had been shot in the leg. Chief Richard Catlett said the man was treated and released for the wound at LeConte Medical Center.
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PIGEON FORGE â Police have charged a Knoxville man in connection with firing shots during an altercation at a convenience store while the Spring Rod Run was going on last month.
Chad Louis Smith, 22, of Knoxville, is now facing charges of reckless endangerment and vandalism, Pigeon Forge Chief Richard Catlett said Thursday.
Several videos of the April 16 incident were shared on social media, as two groups appeared to be confronting each other in the parking lot of a Pilot gas station when shots were fired.
Police asked for the publicâs help in finding Smith, requesting copies of videos from the scene.
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He acknowledged there are negative parts of the events for all businesses,.
The Rod Run crowd takes up parking spaces for businesses along the Parkway, as they park classic cars facing the road for days in an area thatâs considered part of the stateâs right of way and therefore public parking, he noted.
As chairman of the planning commission, which approves plans for events like the car shows, he said they need to do a better job of overseeing plans for the events.
It wasnât clear Monday how the city could plan for the crowds that attend the Rod Run. The city sponsors the show at the Leconte Event Center at Pigeon Forge, but many if not most of the enthusiasts that come to town for the Rod Run weekend never go there.