David Lee DeWitt
On Thursday, November 21st, at approximately 9:30 PM, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department was called to assist the Dade County Sheriff’s Office in a vehicle pursuit involving a suspect who fled after being stopped for a traffic violation. The pursuit led to Tennessee Hwy. 134. The suspect then turned onto Tennessee Highway 156 in Whiteside.
The suspect, 49-year-old David Lee DeWitt, crashed his vehicle between 2 trees, making it hard for him to exit his car. In a tense standoff, DeWitt threatened law enforcement, claiming that nobody was leaving alive, and fired two shots.
The Marion County Swat team responded to assist in apprehending DeWitt. Thankfully, with the professionalism, patience, and training of the deputies and swat team, negotiations lasted 30 to 45 minutes before DeWitt finally surrendered and exited the vehicle himself. He is being charged with aggravated assault on law enforcement and is currently in custody at the Marion County jail. No one was injured, and the incident.
