ERNEST DAVIS,
Charge Count (Charges (1))
. Crime: Desc: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (F) {UCR: 13A} Bond: $150000.00A Franklin County, Tenn., deer hunter was recovering at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga after being shot Tuesday by a resident south of the town of Huntland.
Justin D. Partin, of Winchester, was shot in the lower abdomen while trying to retrieve a deer he killed in the area of Tally Top Trail, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Chris Guess said.
The sheriff’s office was notified of the incident through a “shots fired” call at about 10:30 p.m. CDT, Guess said. Authorities determined the shooting took place earlier.
With the conclusion of the initial investigation, 57-year-old Ernest Davis, a resident of Francisco Road in Huntland, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault. Davis was freed Wednesday afternoon on a $150,000 bond, Guess said. The weapon Davis reportedly used was a .45-caliber pistol, he said.
Much of the area to the southeast of Davis’ home is open pasture and woodland with a wide dirt path that goes east from Francisco Road up through the forest into the mountains. There are a couple of other homes in the area south of Davis’ home, according to local maps.