Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Pennington

Gender : Male

Age : 56

Race : White

Date : 09/18/2024

Location : Timber Lake Drive

City : Cosby

County : Cocke

State : Tennessee

Agency : Cocke County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cocke County Sheriffs’ Office arrived at a residence on Timberlake Drive to arrest a man who had warrants out of Ohio. When police arrived, the man died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/state/suspect-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-during-attempted-warrant-service-in-cosby/article_d9987e93-9d94-5944-b919-28d841fdd5e9.html