PRESS RELEASE:

ROANE CO SHERIFFS OFFICE

On December 8, 2021 at approximately 4:35am Deputies with the Roane
County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a male entering a residence at
1756 Swan Pond Rd Harriman, armed with a handgun and firing the gun at least
once inside the residence. Upon arrival, Deputies found that the suspect, Michael
Steven Gibson of Rockwood, had already fled from the scene. During the
investigation, Deputies found that Gibson, along with Emily Cora Beason of
Kingston, had entered the residence illegally and threatened to shoot two victims
inside the residence. Deputies did find evidence that one round was fired inside
the residence. Deputies did arrest Beason and charged her with Aggravated
Burglary ($13,500.00 Bond). Gibson was arrested on December 12, 2021 and
charged with Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Assault x2, Aggravated Robbery
x2, and Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony ($202,500.00
Bond).