The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:44 PM
Knoxville Man Arrested Wanted On Second Degree Murder, Drug Charges
Williams was charged with two counts of attempted second degree murder, two counts of employing a firearm with the intent to go armed during a dangerous felony, schedule I drugs, and convicted felon with possession of a weapon in connection to Wednesday morning's incident at Weigel's.
The victim, previously identified by the Knox County Sheriff's Office as the ex-girlfriend of Williams, told police she saw him roll down the passenger side window of a gray Chevy Impala and start shooting at her while she tried to make a U-turn in the Weigel's parking lot on Ball Camp Pike. She told authorities she started driving northbound on Ball Camp Pike while Williams followed her and kept shooting at her. Investigators said she made a right turn on Andes Road, onto Chert Pit Road, then onto Middlebrook Pike, Cedar Bluff Road, and another road before turning into the Weigel's parking lot on Cedar Bluff. The victim said she noticed she had been shot in the stomach prior to turning into the Cedar Bluff Weigel's parking lot.
A second victim spoke to police and said he saw Williams driving an impala with his hand out the window holding a handgun near Ball Camp Pike. He said Williams started shooting towards his vehicle resulting in a round entering through his driver's side window and exiting through the back window.
A representative with Knox County Schools said several schools were briefly placed on lockdown during the situation.
Police records say Williams has two prior felony convictions for aggravated robbery and aggravated assault in Madison County and a history in Knox County that includes driving while privilege suspended. He was booked into the jail early Monday morning. He is being held in the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility on a combined bond of $775,000.
