Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Feb 10, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
February 9
•Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Winesap Circle in reference to a welfare check. The Veterans Administration requested a welfare check on an individual that called them with suicidal thoughts. Contact was made with the individual and they were taken to Knox Community Hospital for a mental health evaluation without incident.
February 10
•Deputies responded to a vehicle driving recklessly on Wooster Road near Vernon View Drive. Dispatch advised the vehicle hit 2 mailboxes and stopped several times in the roadway turning off its lights. The vehicle continued through the grass on Vernon View Drive, where deputies intercepted and made contact with the suspect. A report was taken.