IDENTITIES RELEASED OF OFFICER AND INMATE IN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

Sequatchie County Sheriff’s office has released the name of the Correctional Officer and the inmate who was shot at after allegedly escaping from a hospital in Pikeville on February 10.

The Correctional Officer involved was Karen Line and the inmate involved is 33-year-old Cody Ray Higdon. Higdon is currently back in the Sequatchie County Justice Center jail facility and faces additional charges after trying to escape while in custody.

Higdon’s charges include:

  • Two Counts of Aggravated Assault on a First Responder
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Escape
  • Public Intoxication
  • Disorderly Conduct
  • Two Counts of Assault on a First Responder

The shooting incident remains under investigation by the TBI.

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