The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: Fox News
Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:32 PM
Knox County Sheriff's Office Arrest Attempted Armed Robbery Suspect
Randy Wood, 50, was arrested without incident on Maryville Pike. KCSO said he was the suspect in the January 26 attempted robbery of the Dollar General Store located at 3130 Circle Oak Drive in which a man pulled a gun on a clerk and demanded money.
When the clerk refused, KCSO said the suspect struck her multiple times with a weapon. The suspect also stuck the weapon in a customer's face before striking him with the weapon.
During a struggle, KCSO said the suspect dropped the gun and fled the scene in a car.
Woody is being held in the Knox County Jail on a $35,000 bond. KCSO said his criminal history includes homicide, kidnapping, robbery and burglary.
