SUBJECT: | Aggravated Assault | DATE: | 01/26/18 | TIME: | 12:29 PM |
PREPARED BY: | Inv. Mark Stout | APPROVED BY: | Capt. Matt Howell | ||
On 01/26/2018 at approximately 8:12 AM, officers of the Johnson City Police Department were dispatched to Wal-Mart, 2915 W. Market Street, in reference to a shots fired call. An investigation into the incident revealed that a patron of the business observed a white male acting suspicious while exiting Wal-Mart with several items in a buggy that were not bagged. The patron approached the suspicious male as he was loading items into a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee and asked to see a receipt for the items. The male jumped into the suspect vehicle as a passenger and the driver displayed what the patron believed to be a handgun and pointed it in his direction. The patron, who has a valid handgun carry permit, fired a round from the weapon he was carrying prior to the suspects fleeing the parking lot onto W. Market Street.
A witness to the event followed the suspect vehicle onto McKinley Road off of W. Market Street for a short distance. The driver of the suspect vehicle stopped on the side of the roadway, exited the vehicle while displaying a handgun, and ordered the witness to quit following him. The suspects then fled the area.
The suspect vehicle is described as an early-2000’s model gray Jeep Grand Cherokee bearing Tennessee tag 6D1-5Z9. The middle row passenger side window is covered with plastic. It was reported stolen out of Bristol, TN on 01/21/18. At the time of the incident, the vehicle was occupied by two males, one white and one of unknown race, and a white female.
Officers recovered approximately $1,350 in items left by the suspects that were stolen from Wal-Mart. No injuries or damage have been reported at this time.
If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, please contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 434-6166, or to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 434-6158.