BLOUNT COUNTY STANDOFF LEADS TO SUSPECT KILLING HIMSELF
One person died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a long standoff took place in Blount County Saturday. The TBI has identified the suspect as 21-year-old Robert L. Fann III. Upon investigating a reported domestic situation at the Manor WayApartments, deputies with the Blount County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested Fann who was in violation of an order of protection. After being placed in a cruiser, officers noted him trying to hide what could have