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MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement in eastern Tennessee continued their search Saturday for a man who is accused of fatally shooting one sheriff's deputy and injuring another during a traffic stop. More than $80,000 in reward money has been pledged for information leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said. Deputy Greg McCowan, 43, was killed in the shooting, while Deputy Shelby Eggers, 22, was treated at a hospital and released, the sheriff's office said Friday. A procession of law enforcement vehicles joined a hearse containing McCowan's body that traveled on Friday through Maryville, which is about 17 miles (27 kilometers) south of Knoxville. McCowan began his career as a deputy in 2020 after graduating from a regional law enforcement training class, Berrong said Friday.
Persons: Kenneth DeHart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong, Greg McCowan, Shelby Eggers, “ We're, ” Berrong, Ryan Desmond, DeHart, McCowan, Desmond, Berrong Organizations: , Blount County Sheriff, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Locations: MARYVILLE, Tenn, Tennessee, Blount County, Maryville, Knoxville, Sevier County
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee were searching early Friday for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one sheriff's deputy and left another wounded. Deputy Greg McCowan was killed in the shooting during a traffic stop. We had an officer killed tonight,” Berrong said during a news conference in which he was visibly upset. Photos You Should See View All 21 Images“We’re going to get this man off the streets of east Tennessee and put him behind bars,” he said. Dehart was last seen in the city of Maryville, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on social media.
Persons: Kenneth Dehart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong, Greg McCowan, Berrong, ” Berrong, , we’ve, , Dehart Organizations: , Blount County Sheriff, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, Blount County, Maryville, Knoxville
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