The police search and capture of Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr., the man accused of killing one Blount County deputy and injuring another, pulled in local, state and federal experts over the course of several days, and tracking technology was key.
From the Feb. 8 night in Maryville when DeHart fled the scene of the shooting to the afternoon of Feb. 13 in Knoxville when police in tactical gear arrested him, agencies had fielded thousands of tips, tracked his cell phone and arrested his brother and girlfriend on suspicion the two had helped DeHart get away.
Days of intense police work and dozens of message asking the community to help ended with DeHart in the handcuffs that had been carried by the man he is accused of killing: Blount County sheriff’s deputy Greg McCowan.
Officers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshals Service were there to see through the work that led them to the home on Linden Avenue. No one was hurt during the arrest.