| Man charged with leaving
ladder on I-75 leading to Loudon Co. Sgt. Chris Jenkins’ death enters
plea The man charged with leaving a ladder on I-75 that led to the death of Sgt. Chris Jenkins’ death has entered a guilty plea, according to court documents.
KNOXVILLE,
Tenn. (WVLT) - Sonny Beason, the man charged with leaving a
ladder on I-75 in February that led to the death of Loudon
County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Jenkins’ death has entered a
guilty plea, according to court documents obtained by WVLT News.
The incident happened at the beginning of the month when Sgt. Jenkins exited his vehicle after performing a rolling barricade to remove the ladder from the roadway. While he was on the interstate, he was struck by a tractor-trailer, killing him.
“We are
devastated,” LCSO officials posted to Facebook following the
incident.
Christopher Savannah, the man behind the wheel of the tractor-trailer, pleaded not guilty to a vehicular homicide charge in mid-August. Beason entered the plea agreement on Aug. 23, officials said, pleading guilty to three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of driving on a suspended license. |
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