Cannon Co, TN - Violent Suspect Steals Sheriff's Patrol Car - Six Shots Fired at Fleeing Cruiser - Suspect At Large after Wrecking Patrol Car
Felon accused of injuring Cannon deputy, stealing cruiser
By LISA MARCHESONI
One suspect who stole an unmarked Cannon sheriff's investigator's car remains
at large after wrecking the car, fighting with the investigator and escaping
into a wooded area Monday, Sheriff Billy Nichols reported.
The department's SWAT team and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents were
searching late Monday for Bobby Vaughn who is in his mid-20s and lives on Halls
Hill Pike in Rutherford County, the sheriff reported.
A 16-year-old Rutherford County teen, who is wanted on unrelated charges, is in
custody where charges are pending.
Investigator Roy Sullivan spotted a van occupied by the two males Monday
afternoon. The license plate didn't match the van.
When he turned on the blue lights, the males in the van took off. Reserve Deputy
Grady George, who is in the Mounted Patrol unit, was almost hit by the suspects
during the chase at Auburntown bridge.
The suspects hit a bridge abutment, blew out a tire and crashed into a ditch
near Locke Creek Road near Westside School. Sullivan and Sgt. Landon Pence chase
the suspects. Vaughn struck Sullivan, causing him to fall down a ravine.
Sullivan was checked for injuries at Stones River Medical Center.
Vaughn stole Sullivan's unmarked patrol car.
"Roy fires six times at him," Nichols reported.
Vaughn wrecked the car in a field about one mile away and ran.
Deputies from Cannon, Coffee and DeKalb counties and Tennessee Highway Patrol
troopers searched for the suspect along with tracking dogs from Cannon, the THP
and citizen Stacy Elder.
They called off the search later Monday.
Investigators learned Vaughn was a convicted criminal with "a lot of violent
felonies." His parole officer reported Vaughn was supposed to be in prison but
was released early.
People with information about Vaughn are asked to call the Cannon County
Sheriff's Department at 563-4322 or Rutherford County Sheriff's Office at
898-7770.