The McMinn County, Tennessee, man shot by officers Oct. 25 after he allegedly gunned down his wife and engaged them in a shootout is now jailed on multiple felony charges.
Roger Branson, 59, is being held at the McMinn County Jail on an $850,000 bond on charges of murder, arson and especially aggravated kidnapping in the slaying of his wife, Dawn Branson, according to officials and jail records.
Branson has been arraigned but has no attorney on record since his arrest Sunday after being released from the hospital.
McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said Tuesday the situation that unfolded Oct. 25 at the home on County Road 288 in Niota was unlike anything he’s seen in his 30-year career.
Officers on the night of the incident initially tried negotiating with Roger Branson, “but when [Dawn Branson] jumped out the window, it escalated very quickly,” Guy said. As she tried to escape, she was shot.