JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Felony Arrest | DATE: | 1/24/2018 | TIME: | 6:00 a.m. |
PREPARED BY: | MPO Sarah Proffitt | APPROVED BY: | Lt. Eric Dougherty | ||
On 1/24/2018 at 3:30 a.m. Officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Winifred G. Copney (D.O.B. 9/19/59, 601 Jackson Ave. Johnson City, TN) and charged her with Felony Evading Arrest, Running a Stop Sign and Simple Possession of Schedule VI Narcotics.
Officers were dispatched to a residence on Flora Ave. on a suspicious vehicle parked in the driveway. Officers attempted to make contact with the occupant of the vehicle when the vehicle fled. Officers attempted a traffic stop as the vehicle was fleeing. The vehicle ran a stop sign and continued on at a high rate of speed traveling down W. Market St. The vehicle was registered to Winifred Copney. Officers located the vehicle and Copney in front of her residence and took her into custody.
Copney is being held at the Washington County Detention Center on an $11,000.00 bond. An arraignment is set for 1/24/2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Washington County General Sessions Court.