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The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:25 PM

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Marion County Man On TBI's Top 10 Most Wanted Captured Friday

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added Dewayne Lee Halfacre of Hohenwald to the state's Top 10 Most Wanted list Tuesday. On Friday, TBI announced Halfacre had been captured in Marion County.

According to the TBI, agents developed information that Halfacre was in a building in the 2000 block of Highway 283 in Whitwell. Halfacre was arrested without incident after he surrendered to agents at the scene.

On January 23, TBI said Halfacre was wanted by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department and the TBI for aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, false imprisonment and theft. TBI said Halfacre was wanted for robbing two clerks in a store in Almaville on January 19.

TBI said Halfacre had outstanding warrants for burglary and vandalism out of Marion County, probation violation out of Moore County, driving on a revoked license, leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving, as well as armed robbery and aggravated assault out of Georgia.

TBI said Halfacre was being held in the Marion County jail as of Friday.

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