Update: Gary Ball was taken into custody with assistance from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the U.S. Marshals Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force.
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a fugitive in the area of Highway 25/70 near Cedarwood Veterinary Clinic in Newport.
Cocke County residents are asked to shelter in their homes, lock doors and windows and call 911 on anything suspicious.
Authorities are searching for Gary Ball, who is described as a white male, 5’7″ and 160 pounds. Ball should be considered armed and dangerous.
No further details were released.
