Jefferson County Sheriff’s In High Speed Pursuit

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office was involved in a high speed pursuit Sunday evening after a stolen vehicle was spotted on Interstate 81. Deputies tried to stop the stolen Ford F-250 twice by using spike strips, but were unsuccessful. At one point the driver crossed over the median and into oncoming traffic. The driver then drove the wrong way on the US25E entrance ramp. That is when a Jefferson County deputy used his cruiser to cause the truck to lose control which sent it rolling over several times. The driver of the stolen truck was 59 year old Scotty Barnes of Gray, TN. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries.