A TBI investigation has resulted in an indictment in connection to a January 12th officer-involved shooting in Knox County. Officials say the incident began when a THP trooper conducted a traffic stop in Loudon County. As the trooper was issuing a citation, 31-year-old Eugenio Abraham Solis-Klarks reportedly drove away. The trooper pursued the driver into Knox County, which ended just off the Watt Road exit of Interstate 40 East. Solis-Klarks allegedly exited the vehicle and fired shots at the trooper. The trooper returned fire, injuring the subject.
On Wednesday, the Knox County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Eugenio Abraham Solis-Klarks with Attempted First Degree Murder and Employing a Firearm During a Dangerous Felony. He was served in the Knox County Detention Center, where he was already being held on charges placed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.