| Blount County woman
arrested after taking THP troopers on three-county high-speed chase wbir.com-A woman is in jail for numerous charges after troopers and police chased her through Monroe, Loudon and Blount counties on Thursday.
A Blount County woman is
in jail after troopers say she took them on a three-county chase on
Highway 411 on Thursday.
Authorities arrested Amy Denise Franklin, 43, of
Townsend. Franklin is charged with violating probation, driving
under the influence, felony evading arrest, shoplifting and driving
on a revoked or suspended license, according to the Monroe County
Sheriff's Office.
A report from Tennessee
Highway Patrol said Franklin shoplifted alcohol, drank several
bottles and passed out behind the wheel of her car. She also had
taken a prescription narcotic, according to THP.
Two Vonore Police Department units went to wake up
Franklin at the intersection of Highway 411 and Highway 360, and she
drove away when she woke up and saw them, according to THP.
The Vonore Police Department and two troopers
followed her north on Highway 411 through Monroe and Loudon counties
into Blount County. Authorities used spike strips to stop her on
Morganton Road.
They then arrested Franklin and took her to the
Monroe County Jail. She has a court appearance set for Oct. 28.
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