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Man charged in shooting of Tennessee sheriff's deputy
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. — A man has been charged with attempting to kill a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy while police were trying to serve arrest warrants, authorities said.
Alan Coulter, 54, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and weapons offenses following Friday’s shooting in Sullivan County, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy said deputies attempted a traffic stop about 1 a.m. Friday because the driver had outstanding arrest warrants
Coulter drove a short distance, stopped and then ran into an outbuilding, the TBI said in a statement. As deputies approached, Coulter allegedly fired a shot through the door, striking one deputy, according to the statement.
The deputy was taken to the Johnson City Medical Center with serious injuries, officials said.
After the deputy was shot, Coulter barricaded himself inside the building, the TBI said. Over the next few hours, authorities exchanged fire with Coulter while attempting to negotiate a surrender, the statement said.
Coulter was taken into custody about 9:30 a.m. Friday and was not injured during the standoff, the bureau said. It was not immediately clear Saturday if Coulter had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf about the charges.
