A 27-year-old man wanted on a string of charges including felony aggravated assault is on the run in Dickson County, last seen on foot in all black clothing and no shoes. White Bluff police say Ozborne Withrow should be considered armed and dangerous, and they're urging anyone who spots him not to approach and to call 911 immediately.
Dickson County law enforcement asked the public Saturday to help locate Withrow, according to WKRN News 2. The White Bluff Police Department described him as wanted on multiple charges, a list that includes felony aggravated assault, domestic assault, false imprisonment, driving on a revoked license, and theft of property.
Tennessee law defines aggravated assault to include an assault that causes serious bodily injury or involves a deadly weapon or strangulation, among other circumstances. Police have not publicly detailed which facts underlie the aggravated-assault charge against Withrow, and the charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. The statute classifies several forms of aggravated assault as felonies, with the classification depending on the conduct alleged. Tennessee’s aggravated-assault statute lays out those elements and classifications.
Last Seen Near Hawkins and Westcoot Roads
Police said Withrow was last seen on foot near the intersection of Hawkins Road and Westcoot Road in Dickson County. He was wearing all black clothing and had no shoes on at the time, according to the station's report. Investigators did not provide further detail on when exactly he was spotted there or what direction he may have traveled.
White Bluff Police Chief Chris Fulcher said Withrow allegedly stole a car, and that the vehicle in question had been flagged on Flock's hotlist, per the same account. No additional details about the vehicle or the circumstances of the alleged theft were released.
The Flock system mentioned by police is an automated license-plate reader: cameras capture vehicle and plate images, and software can compare plate information against law-enforcement databases to generate alerts. A hotlist alert concerns a vehicle, not necessarily the person driving it, so it does not by itself establish where a wanted person is now. Tennessee law generally bars government agencies from keeping captured plate data for more than 90 days, unless it is retained as part of an ongoing investigation. Nashville police describe how plate-reader alerts work; state law sets the retention limit.
Public Urged to Avoid Contact
Because Withrow is considered armed and dangerous, the White Bluff Police Department is advising residents not to make contact with him under any circumstances. Anyone who sees him is instead asked to call 911 immediately so officers can respond.
License-plate readers are also used by Metro Nashville police, which has published rules for its own program. The department says it retains plate-reader data for no more than 10 days unless the information is tied to an investigation or subject to a legal preservation requirement—shorter than Tennessee’s general 90-day ceiling. That Metro policy does not establish how long White Bluff retains its data, but it illustrates how local agencies can set stricter limits. MNPD’s program FAQ explains its retention policy.
No arrest has been announced, and it remains unclear whether the search for Withrow has progressed since authorities first went public with the request for help. Hoodline will update this story if law enforcement releases further information on the case.
