The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:21 PM

Man Accused Of Shooting Knoxville Police Officer In Custody, Arrested In Blount County

Ronnie Lucas Wilson is in custody

Just after 3 a.m., Wilson was found at an abandoned hom on Calderwood Highway in Blount County, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Office.

Wilson was with Kristin Denise King, a woman who the Knoxville Police Department said may be with Wilson and in danger.

BCSO says that Wilson suffered injuries after jumping out a window at the residence and is being treated at a local hospital.

Blount County Fire Department responded to extinguish a fire that started in the residence as well.

Wilson shoots KPD officer, escapes

The shooting was reported just after 8:30 p.m. near Target at 5405 Washington Pike on Thursday.

Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch said Thursday night Officer Jay Williams was attempting a traffic stop on a vehicle when the driver fired a round at Williams. The vehicle then stopped and the driver fired several more shots at the officer. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the driver shot at the officer with a handgun and a shotgun.

Williams was hit in the shoulder and taken to UT Medical Center. He has since been released from the hospital.