Gary Ball, 35, faces a slew of charges after allegedly holding a woman against her will and firing upon police during a car chase through Cocke County, Tennessee last month.
has been charged with holding a woman against her will and opening fire on police during a car chase last month, authorities said Friday.
The incident happened on Dec. 9 in Cocke County when Newport police received a report of a man, later identified as 35-year-old Gary Ball, waving a handgun in the area of East Broadway, theOfficers attempted a traffic stop, but Ball refused to pull over the vehicle, according to authorities. During the subsequent car chase, investigators said Ball pointed a gun at a female passenger and fired multiple shots toward Newport police officers and deputies with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office. Ball also allegedly fired in the direction of a pedestrian.
Gary Ball, 35, of Newport, Tennessee, was indicted on a slew of charges in connection with a kidnapping and officer-involved shooting in December.
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