February 17, 2011 Tn. State University officer injured in fight with gunman www.privateofficer.com
Nashville Tenn. Feb 17 2011 — A Tennessee State University police officer was hospitalized late Tuesday after a fight with a gunman.
According to an affidavit, Lt. Phillip Beene confronted a man suspected of threatening a student with a gun hours earlier.
The suspect refused to follow orders, forcing Beene to wrestle him to the ground.
The officer called for help, and when backup arrived, Beene and the suspect were fighting for control of a gun.
Eventually, the officers managed to take the gun away from the suspect and place him in a patrol car, but as they were taking him to jail, he managed to slip out of his handcuffs and run away.
Officers captured him after a short chase.
Police said the suspect, Stephen Sheppard, 20, threatened them and stated that he was affiliated with the Dodge City Crips gang.
He was jailed on several charges including aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest.
Police said the gun he was armed with was stolen.
Sheppard has a lengthy criminal history dating to 2009.
Source:WSMV
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