Police Capture Suspect in the Fatal Shooting of a Tennessee Sheriff’s Deputy

A man wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy and the wounding of another during a traffic stop last week in eastern Tennessee has been apprehended, authorities said.

Kenneth DeHart, 42, was taken into custody Tuesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest was made in Knoxville. No immediate details on his capture were provided.

Blount County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg McCowan, 43, was killed in the Feb. 8 shooting, while Deputy Shelby Eggers, 22, was treated at a hospital and released, the sheriff’s office said last week.

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