A Johnson County Sheriff’s Department deputy was wounded shortly after 2 Saturday afternoon in the Knoxville community while law enforcement officers were involved in an armed stand-off with a woman at 205 Ivy Lane.
Deputy Brent Scott sustained a non-life threatening wound from a gunshot reportedly fired by the stand-off suspect who had barricaded herself inside a residence.
Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division have obtained an arrest warrant for Christiana Beasley, 44, of Knoxville. She is charged with attempted capital murder and is in custody.
Questions relating to the incident leading up to the shooting should be directed to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department.
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