A Dunlap man has come under the weighty gavel of justice with an indictment for attempted first-degree murder relating to an officer-involved shooting last December, per the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. James Alvin Stockwell, date of birth May 13, 1990, finds himself facing multiple charges after the event, which unfolded on December 28 when Chattanooga Police Department officers responded to reports of gunshots at a business on Hwy 153, according to TBI Newsroom.
Upon the officers' arrival, Stockwell reportedly brandished a gun and opened fire, striking one officer before commandeering an unoccupied police vehicle, resulting in his arrest after a multi-agency manhunt and his own non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The scene, whose violence spilled onto Highway 111 at East Valley Road, saw both Stockwell and the injured officer rushed to the hospital for their injuries.
Information revealed to the public last Saturday shows that the Hamilton County Grand Jury handed down indictments charging Stockwell with three counts of attempted murder in the first degree, as well as aggravated assault, carjacking, possession of a firearm by a prior felon, and having a gun while committing a dangerous felony. "The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct, not evidence," as stated by the TBI.
Moving from the Sequatchie County Jail on unrelated charges, Stockwell took up new residence at the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center on Saturday, held on a $225,000 bond, just beneath the towering burden of justice that presumes innocence until one is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
