Earlier this morning Lenoir City Police Department received a call of a suspicious male at the Aldi on Highway 321 and Highland Park Drive. While dispatchers were gathering information from the initial caller, they began receiving multiple calls about the same male running down Highland Park Drive. Witnesses stated that they heard gunshots and screaming coming from the area where the male was last seen.
Within minutes of the initial call, deputies and officers from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, Lenoir City Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) arrived on scene. A perimeter was quickly established and LCSO detectives deployed a drone and began canvasing the area.
After a preliminary investigation into the incidents that occurred, the male was identified as Caiden Hall. Hall and his girlfriend got into a verbal argument. The argument escalated and Hall ran a short distance to his home and retrieved a pistol from within the home. Hall came back outside and began firing into the air and took off running into the woods. As a precaution, and due to the close proximity, Highland Park Elementary was placed on lockdown.
A short time later Hall was seen coming out of the woods by LCSO detectives that were utilizing a drone. Deputies and Officers were able to safety take Hall into custody.
Troopers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol deployed a Explosives Ordinance Detection (EOD) K-9 and located the firearm that was hidden in the woods. The firearm was recovered by LCSO detectives.
“Thanks to the swift and coordinated efforts of multiple agencies, we were able to safely take this suspect into custody” said Sheriff Jimmy Davis. “The situation was handled with the utmost care to ensure the safety of the community, especially nearby resident’s and the students and staff at Highland Park Elementary School. We are grateful for the cooperation of everyone involved in bringing this incident to a peaceful resolution.”
Caiden Hall was charged with Reckless Endangerment and transported to the Loudon County Detention Facility.
