TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Sevier County

UPDATED 5/18/23: Daryl Higdon (DOB: 1/24/57), who was injured during the incident, was released from the hospital this week and taken into custody on charges placed by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office in connection to the shooting. The TBI’s investigation into the circumstances surrounding the officer-involved shooting remains active and ongoing. UPDATED 2:15pm ET: The … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Sevier County

TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Sevierville

*Updated 12/18/20 at 7:05 p.m. (ET) - The deceased individual has been identified as Joshua Hoffpauir (DOB 3/18/87), of Sevierville.  *Updated 12/18/20 at 1:15 p.m. (ET): Efforts to positively identify the deceased individual remain ongoing. The other two individuals involved have been identified as Mitchell Gagel (DOB 12/2/97) and Tiffany Leshay Mynatt (DOB 1/16/82). *Updated … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Sevierville

TBI Special Agents Investigating Pigeon Forge Officer-Involved Shooting

At the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred this morning in Sevierville. Preliminary information indicates that just before 4:00 a.m., officers with the Pigeon Forge Police Department attempted to stop a driver suspected of DUI along the Parkway. The driver, … Continue reading TBI Special Agents Investigating Pigeon Forge Officer-Involved Shooting