Michael Adams.A Franklin County, Tenn., man was shot dead Wednesday after he allegedly pulled a knife on a sheriff’s deputy during an incident in Estill Springs.
The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Michael Adams, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said Thursday.
“Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred shortly after 5:30 [p.m. CDT] when a deputy from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office approached a wanted subject identified as Michael Adams in the area of 204 Circle Drive in an effort to bring him into custody,” DeVine said in the statement. “During that exchange, Adams produced a knife in an attempt to harm the deputy, after which the deputy fired upon Adams, striking and killing him.”
On Thursday, Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller said authorities had been seeking Adams “for a week and a half” for failing to appear in court on felony child molestation charges.
“It’s a sad situation,” Fuller said.