Sheriff Arrested for Firing at Fleeing Prisoner

Sheriff Arrested for Firing Pistol Needlessly

Sheriff Cartright, of Sullivan, has been arrested by Carter county officers for needlessly using a pistol while trying to arrest an escaped “bird” from the Blountville jail. The arrest should be a warning to officers that pistols is not always necessary in making an arrest and should not be used on the slightest provocation as a great many do.