The Dunlap man accused in the Sequatchie County Christmas Eve shooting — and four days later, the Hixson cop shooting, patrol unit carjacking and subsequent police chase — previously pleaded guilty to spraying another man’s legs with gunfire from an “Uzi” submachine gun.
A grand jury has accused James Alvin Stockwell, 35, of intentionally attempting to kill a civilian and two Chattanooga police officers, Ryan Berg and Beau Allison, in an incident on Dec. 28 on Highway 153, according to court records. The Dunlap man then allegedly stole the unattended patrol unit of Officer Julian Beavers, leading police on a chase that ended in Stockwell’s crash and arrest near Highway 111 in Sequatchie County.
In Hamilton County, he faces three counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count each of aggravated assault, carjacking, possession of a firearm with prior felony conviction and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, according to court records.
He was also denied bond on the aggravated assault Christmas Eve shooting charge in Sequatchie County. Police accused Stockwell of shooting another man in the leg with a multicolored handgun after the two exchanged punches at a mobile home park in northern Dunlap. An arrest report said Stockwell fled the scene and was arrested a few days later.
Public defender Ted Engel was appointed to represent Stockwell in Sequatchie County. He said by phone he couldn’t comment as the case remains pending.