Hit-and-run leads to multiple ch

A Knoxville woman was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and attempted murder Thursday following a hit-and-run in March in Philadelphia.

Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy James Davis responded to a wreck with an injury on Interstate 75 in the early hours of March 4. Davis talked with the driver, who said he had been run off the road by an unknown vehicle.

The driver explained he had picked up three hitchhikers at the Sweetwater exit who offered him $100 for a ride to Knoxville. Soon after picking them up, he noticed a white car chasing him on the interstate. The driver said the white car was going roughly 100 mph and eventually struck his vehicle, causing him to go off the right side of the roadway.

After being hit, the vehicle rolled over and came to a halt after striking multiple trees. The white car fled the scene.

Davis talked with other passengers in the vehicle, who all confirmed the driver’s story. Two of the hitchhikers identified the driver of the white car as Khariah M. Blair, 25.

In addition to the driver and three hitchhikers, two minors were in the car. Both minors and one hitchhiker were transported to the hospital because of their injuries.

Davis located and photographed transferred white paint on the rear bumper of the man’s vehicle, and the case was referred to the Loudon County Criminal Investigations Division.

On Thursday, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Smokey Mountains Fugitive Task Force located Blair in Knoxville and placed her under arrest. She was later transported to Loudon County Jail.

Blair was charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of aggravated assault, six counts of reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and held on $250,000 bond.

May 22

• Norteasha Andrette Andrus, 30, homeless, was charged with assisting other agency and released without bond.

• Howard Alvin Brown Jr., 74, Madisonville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released without bond.

• Autumn Denise Horton, 36, Rockwood, was charged with capias-general sessions and released without bond.

• Dustin Lee Plemons, 32, Madisonville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Miranda Lynn Steele, 26, Rockwood, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and theft of property and released on $10,500 bond.

• Holly Michelle Wilkins, 39, Kingston, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $1,000 bond.

• Jessy Leon Williams, 42, Petros, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

May 23

• Krystal Gayle Abston, 36, Greenback, was charged with resisting arrest and violation of probation and released on $3,000 bond.

• Tavon Michael Crawford, 29, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $500 bond.

• Chelsea Marie Elliott, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked license and ignition interlock devices and released on $3,000 bond.

• Amber Nicole King, 34, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.

• Amanda Lynn Long, 38, Tellico Plains, was charged with capias-municipal court and released without bond.

• Dustin Ray Shirk, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Charles William Yaney, 40, Sweetwater, was charged with two counts of capias-general sessions and held on $5,200 bond.

May 24

• Jeremiah Jason Abbott, 42, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation and released on $10,000 bond.

• Ricky L. Cantrell, 69, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $150,000 bond.

• Shannon Carson Cantrell, 70, Lenoir City, was charged with coercion of a witness and released without bond.

• Christopher David Cofield Jr., 23, Athens, was charged with solicitation of a minor and released on $2,000 bond.

• Amy Elizabeth Everett, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-general sessions and manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and released on $1,000 bond.

• Chris Strater Falls, 42, Lancing, was charged with assisting other agency and held without bond.

• Rick Pierce Jackson, 33, Rockwood, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Robert Wayne Jennings, 49, Maryville, was charged with aggravated burglary, burglary and two counts of theft of property and released on $60,000 bond.

• Shawn Daniel McDavid, 39, Kingston, was charged with two counts of sentence of community corrections for life and released on $4,000 bond.

• Henry Bayliss Nicholson, 75, Loudon, was charged with criminal trespass and released on $1,000 bond.

• Christian Ruiz Ramirez, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with license required and released on $229.50 bond.

• Christopher Eric Smith Jr., 28, Rocky Top, was charged with two counts of capias-criminal court and released on $10,000 bond.

May 25

• Curtis David Costner, 35, Sweetwater, was charged with capias-municipal court and violation of probation-general summons and released on $2,250 bond.

• Joshua Shawn Davis, 21, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession/casual exchange and held on $3,000 bond.

• Steven Eugene Delk, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $2,500 bond.

• Jakhory Dortch, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule II substance and held on $50,000 bond.

• James Kevin Frazier, 54, Chattanooga, was charged with forgery and theft of property and held on $13,000 bond.

• Gregory David Lingenfelter, 47, homeless, was charged with violation of community corrections and held without bond.

• Justin Keith Maupin, 43, Decatur, was charged with driving under the influence and manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule II substance and released on $12,500 bond.

• Dulce Alejandra Monterroso, 19, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $15,000 bond.

• Christopher Taylor Roger Morgan, 32, Sweetwater, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $10,000 bond.

• James Marshall Spurlock Jr., 37, Strawberry Plains, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.

• Matthew Tyler Venatta, 32, Athens, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

May 26

• Isaiah James Duncan, 18, Harriman, was charged with open container, public intoxication and violation of alcoholic beverage laws and held without bond.

• Stanley Maurice Lawson, 49, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault and domestic assault and held without bond.

• Ricky Dale Runyon, 48, Lenoir City, was charged with perjury and violation of sex offender registry address and held without bond.

• Angela Diane Wallace, 48, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• Christopher Ryan Williams, 29, Sweetwater, was charged with manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia and held without bond.