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Tyler Coy Smelcer 2 of 2
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Hendron Chapel Road
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed bt police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent.
