COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Cocke County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday a man was in custody on several felony warrants after deputies chased him through Sevier County, Cocke County and up a tree.
They said that after a lengthy car chase, Keenan Murphy Jr., 35, started running away on foot after his car was disabled. Deputies said his car was disabled off Yellow Breeches Road in Sevier County, in an area with a line of large trees.
During the foot chase, CCSO said deputies found him 20 feet up a tree.
They said Murphy Jr. decided to climb down when deputies approached him, and they said he was taken into custody. According to a release, he is being held in the Cocke County Detention Center.
