The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

Staff, Wire Reports

Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 03:53 PM

Man Who Supposedly Drown In West Knox Arrested By Police For Domestic Assault

One man is in custody after authorities were called to the Tennessee River for a possible drowning in West Knoxville Saturday.

Investigators said Rural Metro Fire Department was called to the river around 8 p.m. for reports that a young man was struggling to swim in the water.

Officials said a witness managed to give, who deputies identified as 24-year-old Andrew Stewart, a life preserver but later realized Stewart disappeared, thinking he drowned.

Crews deployed boats to search for Stewart, who was found on shore in the life preserver.

Once back on land, the Stewart was questioned and investigators realized he was wanted by the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

KCSO charged Stewart with domestic assault on his girlfriend at a residence on Kara Lane before 7 p.m. Saturday.

SOURCE: WVLT

Stewart has a criminal record in Knox County of a DUI from 2016.

24 Year Old Andrew Stewart (Photo-WVLT, WIRE)