Investigations

Tenn. Deputy's Accused Killer Caught after Nearly Weeklong Search

Feb. 13, 2024

Kenneth DeHart was apprehended by law enforcement officers in Knoxville. He's accused of fatally shooting Blount County Sheriff's Deputy Greg McCowan during a Maryville traffic stop.

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Joe Vince

Law enforcement officers apprehend Kenneth DeHart in Knoxville, TN, on Monday. DeHart is accused of fatally shooting Blount County Sheriff's Deputy Greg McCowan and wounding another deputy during a traffic stop in Maryville last week.

A man accused of killing a Tennessee deputy was apprehended Tuesday after a nearly weeklong manhunt.

Kenneth Wayne DeHart, 42, was taken into custody in Knoxville, according to a social media post by Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berronq. DeHart faces first-degre murder charges steamming from the fatal shooting of Blount County Sheriff's Deputy Greg McCowan.

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The shooting happened during a traffic stop in Maryville on Thursday. DeHart also is accused of wounding Deputy Shelby Eggers in the incident.

Photos posted on the sheriff's office Facebook page show DeHart's arrest. In the photos, law enforcement officers dressed in tactical are seen taking DeHart into custody.

"Now the judicial process will take place in the court system. Thanks to all of our law enforcement partners and our community," Berrong wrote on social media.

A reward of over $100,000 was being offered for information leading to DeHart's arrest. DeHart's girlfriend and brother were arrested previously for allegedly helping the suspect elude police following the shooting.

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Joe Vince

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