Man wanted in
Loudon County captured after standoff
LOUDON
COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A man who was at the center of a
search earlier this week that prompted an elementary
school to be placed on lockdown has been captured
following a standoff.
According to
the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Fortune
was captured Thursday afternoon.
LCSO reported that Fortune had
barricaded himself in a home on Donaldson Road in
Philadelphia. Following a quick standoff, Fortune
was taken into custody.
On Tuesday, the Loudon County
Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were
searching for Fortune in the area of Pond Creek Road
and McCrary Street. That search prompted a lockdown
of Philadelphia Elementary school as a precaution.
The search was suspended around 4 p.m., roughly one
hour after LCSO released that the search was
underway.
Fortune was previously wanted on
charges including felony evading arrest, violation
of probation and failure to appear. The sheriff’s
office did not release if any additional charges are
pending.