JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Aggravated Assault | DATE: | 07/14/2019 | TIME: | 5:47 pm | |||
PREPARED BY: | Officer T. Myers 745 | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. T | Terry Hardin | ||||
On 07/14/2019, Officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Kenneth N. Bishop (2408 Huffine Circle, Johnson City, TN, 21 years old). Kenneth N. Bishop was charged with Aggravated Assault.
On 07/14/2019 at 14:21 hours, Officers responded to 4 Mel Cir. Due to a third party 911 call. The call stated that a subject shot a couch in an apartment at the Tyler Apartments. The caller also stated the subject made threats toward subjects at the apartment complex. Officers arrived on scene and made contact with the juvenile victim and he stated that a white male subject in a silver Volkswagen had pointed a black handgun at him. The juvenile victim stated that he feared for his life and ran into the apartment complex. The witness on scene identified Mr. Bishop and stated that she observed Mr. Bishop point a black handgun at the juvenile victim. Officers discovered Mr. Bishop in a silver Volkswagen parked at the intersection of Cash Hollow Rd. and E Lakeview Dr.
Mr. Bishop was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Detention Center. Mr. Bishop’s bond was set at $25,000 and his arraignment was set for 07/15/2019 at 1:30 p.m.