Chattanooga police have identified one of two suspects in a Monday home invasion robbery on Ledford Street that resulted in an officer shooting one of the suspects in the foot.
Police responded to 601 Ledford St. just after noon Monday and found Melvin Evans, 18, and a 16-year-old suspect inside the residence.
As Evans and the teen began to run away from the residence, the 16-year-old brandished a gun, pointing it at Officer William Campbell, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary.
Campbell ordered the suspects to the ground. Evans complied, but the teen pointed the gun while running. He was shot in the foot, Weary said.
Evans faces charges of aggravated robbery, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and criminal conspiracy. His court date is set for April 26 in Judge Clarence Shattuck’s courtroom. As of Tuesday afternoon, Evans remained in custody at Hamilton County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
The 16-year-old, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, was treated at a local hospital and charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated assault on police and felony possession of a firearm.
Police believe that two men went to the home to rob the occupants, Jayson Williamson and Corbin Evans, of drugs. Inside the home, police said they found two bags of marijuana in amounts large enough to resell. Two guns were also found inside, police said.
Both of the victims, Williamson and Evans, have previous drug arrests, court records show. Williamson also was convicted of robbery in 2009, according to records.
Campbell, who has been with the department for 10 years, has been placed on administrative leave for seven days while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and department investigators review the shooting.
Police Chief Bobby Dodd said in a previous interview that it appears Campbell used the appropriate amount of force when responding to the call.
Hey Bobby Dodd, The "appropriate amount of force" when someone brandishes a gun when being chased by a cop is a center of body mass shot or head shot. Why are your officers aiming for feet?
So what was the range of that shot that it ends up hitting the felon in the foot? 100 yards? Do the police have a vision test? Either they are lousy with a handgun or they are not using it as a tool of lethal force. This sloppy felon chasing is what got an officer killed.
Had that person be standing in a bar, unarmed, white, and 40 years old, they would have pounded his head into the cement right?
Did your friends at Handgun Control Inc. who you bring into town for lectures, and stand beside as they spew lies provide you with that tactical doctrine?
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