Knox County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies Attempted to Pull Over a Vehicle Which Led to a Multi-County Chase and Three Arrests
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies Attempted to Pull Over a Vehicle Which Led to a Multi-County Chase and Three Arrests

Posted on June 12, 2025

A multi-county police chase ends with three people arrested.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to pull over a car on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard last night (Wednesday), but it didn’t stop and sped onto I-40 East leading deputies on a chase from Knox County, through Sevier County and into Jefferson County.

On I-40 East in Sevier County, Troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol deployed spike strips and the car stopped near Exit 407.

After a brief foot chase, three people were taken into custody.

During the chase, the sheriff’s office says the suspects threw two guns out of the car. and deputies found drugs in the car after the chase.

I-40 West was closed for an extended period of time, but has reopened.

KCSO says it was connected to the 313 Initiative.

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