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William David Williamson
United States · Aged 61 · Died 10/22/2018
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Around 5 a.m., a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent and several officers and deputies from Newport Police Department and Cocke County Sheriff's Office went to a home to serve an arrest warrant to William David Williamson. Williamson was wanted on 14 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and was thought to have weapons. Police said Williamson produced a weapon. A Cocke County deputy and a Newport officer shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyNewport Police Department, Cocke County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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