A Tennessee State Trooper is facing three counts of aggravated assault in Grundy County.
A Tennessee State Trooper is facing three counts of aggravated assault in Grundy County. In a media released posted on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation website, said that on June 2nd, at the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch, TBI agents began investigating the off-duty actions of 57-year-old Trooper Timothy Johnson. During the investigation, agents learned that Johnson was involved in a crash in the vicinity of Tracy City in which the driver of the other vehicle left the scene. Further investigation revealed that Johnson then pursued the driver, made multiple attempts to ram his vehicle, and discharged his duty firearm, striking the other vehicle involved. The pursuit ended when the victim lost control of his vehicle and crashed in the 1400 block of US-41. No one was injured by gunfire. Johnson was driving his personally owned vehicle at the time of the incident. On Tuesday, TBI agents secured warrants charging Johnson with three counts of Aggravated Assault. He has been booked into Grundy County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
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