August 9 Shooting Kingston, Tennessee
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The 9 August Courthouse Shooting, also known as the Kingston Shooting, was a shooting in the city of Kingston, Tennessee that caused a nationwide manhunt in the U.S.
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[edit] Events
The reported shooter, Jennifer Hyatte, shot a Tennessee Department of Correction transport Officer, Wayne "Cotton" Morgan, three times, after George Hyatte, who had just pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery at the Roane County Courthouse, reportedly screamed "Shoot him!" The officer was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. One other officer was shot, but later released from another hospital.
Witnesses claim that Jennifer Hyatte stormed out of the courthouse, where she got into a Ford Explorer, that was later found abandoned. Police later announced that they believed she was driving a Gold Chevrolet Venture with the license plate number GFU-155. They also said that George Hyatte got into the Ford Explorer that his wife was driving.
On August 10, the Chevrolet Venture used was found in the parking lot of an Econo Lodge in Erlanger, Kentucky, but neither Hyatte was found. The same night the Hyattes were charged with First Degree Murder.
[edit] Capture
On August 10, 2005, around 10:00pm, the Hyattes were captured at an America's Best Value Inn located in Columbus, Ohio. The couple was captured after a cab driver, named Mike Wagers, drove them from Erlanger, Kentucky, to the hotel. The Hyattes reportedly said that they were attending an Amway Convention. Wagers later called the police and the SWAT team captured them. It was reported that weapons were found in the hotel. Also, the police confirmed that George Hyatte was being held in the Franklin County Jail in Columbus, Ohio, but there was no word on Jennifer Hyatte.
[edit] References
- Beyer, Anna Lee. “Roane County: Corrections officer dies; shooter, prisoner at large,” Roane County News [online]. http://roanecounty.com/articles/2005/08/09/news/news01.txt , 9 Aug 2005. Accessed 30 May 2006.
- CNN.com . “Courthouse Shooting Leaves Officer Dead.” CNN transcript, draft [?]. Tony Harris, host. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0508/09/lol.01.html , 9 Aug 2005. Accessed 30 May 2006.
- Dill, Amanda, Producer. “National memorial adds Tennessee officers killed in line of duty,” AP, WBIR.com, http://www.wbir.com/news/archive.aspx?storyid=34291 , 13 May 2006, 11:56:27 PM. Accessed 30 May 2006.
- Silence, Michael, “Breaking News: Courthouse Shooting,” Knox News [online version of Knoxville News Sentinel] http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/silence/archives/2005/08/breaking_news_c.shtml , 9 Aug 2005, 11:35 AM. Accessed 30 May 2006.
- State of Tennessee, Department of Corrections. News Release. “Inmate Escapes From Roane County Courthouse, Correctional Officer Fatally Wounded,” http://www.tennessee.gov/correction/newsreleases/2005news/hyatteescapes.html 9 Aug 2005. Acessed 30 May 2006.
