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Comments on Sunday officer involved shooting
Cocke County Sheriff Armando Fontes released additional information Monday regarding a Sunday evening officer involved shooting. The Sheriff said Deputy Lt. Chris Gregg responded to Middle4 Creek Road just after 7 pm, where he encountered Carmen Beau Rongione, 42, Pepper Lane, Cosby. Rongione had active warrants for his arrest for criminal trespassing and failure to appear in court. The officer located the wanted suspect but Rongione fled across a creek into a heavily wooded area with thick foliage. Officer Lt. Gregg released his K-9 partner from his patrol unit and both pursued the suspect on foot. Rongione ran into thick foliage with briars and turned around facing the pursuing officer and his K-9 Partner, armed with a large machete style knife from a sheath on his right side. "He threatened to kill the officer and his K-9 officer, and then began to swing the large blade with the officer in very close proximity to the suspect. The officer pulled his service weapon firing one shot striking the suspect in the abdominal area," the sheriff said. Back up officers arrived on scene and medical attention was rendered to the suspect but shortly after being transported by EMS the suspect died. "At this point in time, based on the information and facts that I have seen and looked at, the officer was justified in his actions. (Lt. Gregg) made a very critical, tough decision and took action that was necessary to protect his life, and the life of his canine,”the sheriff said. “This is the type of situation that we face as officers in this community. We do not live in Mayberry as some may think, we live in a society where we do have violent offenders who force officers to do things like this. This offender created this situation and forced the officer to take action".
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