CCSD identifies pursuit suspect, deputies still searching for man
Published 2:02 am Friday, April 27, 2018
The Carter County Sheriff's Department has the identified the suspect in Thursday night's vehicle pursuit on Highway 19E in Stoney Creek as Lance Justin Lewis.
Star Photo/Bryce Phillips Carter County Sheriffs deputies search a Ford truck that was involved in a pursuit on Highway 19E. After crashing on Bill Lewis Rd, the driver of the vehicle fled on foot.
According to a release by the Carter County Sheriff’s Department, the CCSD has identified the driver in Thursday night’s pursuit as Lance Justice Lewis of Stoney Creek.
Deputies are still in search of Lewis and have charged him with Felony Evading Arrest among other offenses.
At roughly 8:20 p.m. on Apr. 26, deputies responded to multiple calls of a suspicious vehicle, a red Ford truck, in the Stoney Creek area. A CCSD deputy, while responding to the calls, attempted to stop a truck matching the suspect’s vehicle. The driver fled in the vehicle, and the deputy pursued. The driver wrecked the truck on Bill Lewis Road before fleeing on foot. The deputy pursued until the suspect entered the river.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call investigators at 423-543-2211.
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