15 Deputies One Helicopter And One K-9 Unit Pursue Escapee In Seymour

Friday the 15^th of February was the day a number of neighbors and others were curious as to what was going on, on Burnett Lane in Seymour.

“About 15 police cruisers from three counties and a Knox County Helicopter all converged near my house on Sky Way searching for someone,” Tony Lambert, a Herald staff member stated.

Apparently a juvenile was picked up from a home on Burnett Lane for truancy. According to reports, the juvenile was handcuffed and placed in the Sevier County Deputies Cruiser.

Somehow, the juvenile forced his was out of the cruiser while the officer was talking with the juvenile’s mother.

A foot chase ensued up Sky Way, a very steep hill. That is where the juvenile was able to escape and cross over to Knox County.