JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Aggravated Assault / Theft | DATE: | 7/14/14 | TIME: | 9:00 a.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Det. B. Richardson | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Don Shepard | ||
On 7/14/14, officers with the Johnson City Police Department arrested Matthew R. Harris (182 Telford School Rd., Telford TN., 27 years old) charging him with (2cts) aggravated assault and theft of property over $500.00.
On 6/23/14, loss prevention employees from K-Mart, 3019 Peoples St., Johnson City, TN., reported they had attempted to stop a subject after they observed him taking two pair of earrings from a display in the business. The subject concealed the merchandise and passed all points of sale without paying for the items. When loss prevention stopped Harris in the parking lot for the theft, he pulled a knife and swung it at them in order to escape.
On 7/14/14, officers located Harris and served the arrest warrant that had been issued as a result of the incident. Harris is currently being held in the Washington County Detention Center in lieu of a $55,000.00 bond. A preliminary court date has been set in Washington County General Sessions Court at 9:00 a.m., on 7/15/14.
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