A 25-year-old Cumberland County woman faces
multiple charges after allegedly stealing a deputy's patrol car and leading
police on a chase.
Cumberland County Sheriff Butch Burgess said
Michelle Lee Owens was being pursued on foot by a deputy, when she hopped into
his patrol car and sped off
It happened around 9 a.m. Sunday.
The chase followed the interstate through
Roane County and into Knox County, finally stopping around I-75 at Buttermilk
Road in Knoxville.
Several agencies, including the
Tennessee Highway Patrol, joined in on the chase.
Sheriff Burgess said Owens was drunk.