Closing arguments and jury deliberations will begin Wednesday in the Greene County Criminal Court trial of Scotty Lynn Ridley
The prosecution rested its case late Tuesday afternoon. The defense rested its case shortly after 6 p.m.
A jury of ten women and two men was seated this morning and opening statements from the prosecution and the defense were held before lunch. Testimony began after the break in Greene County Criminal Court.
The trial is for the Mosheim man charged just over two years ago after fleeing Hamblen County deputies and firing several gunshots at them during a pursuit to his Greene County residence.
The incident occurred on July 9th of 2023 when Scotty Lynn Ridley was stopped on Highway 160 in Hamblen County. The court documents state a Hamblen County deputy made a traffic stop due to information that Ridley was involved in an earlier domestic dispute and could be driving under the influence. Ridley however, drove away and led authorities on a high-speed chase onto Interstate 81 before then taking Exit 23. During the chase, Ridley fired at deputies several times and again when he arrived at his home on Gilbreath Road.
He was indicted by a Greene County Grand Jury in March of last year on four counts of attempted 1st degree murder, six counts of felony reckless endangerment, three counts of aggravated assault, four counts of Employing a Firearm During the Commission of or Attempt to Commit a Dangerous Felony, and Felony Evading.
