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Two Police Shooting Suspects in Custody; One on the Run

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Two suspects are behind bars and one remains at large following a police shooting in Northwest Knoxville. Officer Norman Rickman was shot three times while responding to a burglary alarm in the 6600 block of Rockbridge Lane on the city’s northwest side. Tricities.com reporter Nicki Mayo has developments on the police shooting from the Continuous New Desk during News Channel 11 at Noon.

Two Police Shooting Suspects in Custody; One on the Run

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Cleven Jaquaren Johnson (left) is at large following the Tuesday shooting of Knoxville Police Officer Norman Rickman (right). Rickman was shot three times while responding to a burglary call in northwest Knoxville. The veteran officer is being treated at UT Medical Center. Authorities also arrested James Willie Murry (center) and a 17-year-old suspect on especially aggravated burglary charges.

Nicki Mayo

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By Nicki Mayo
Content Coordinator / TriCities.com
Published: May 21, 2008

Two suspects are behind bars and one remains at large following a police shooting in Northwest Knoxville.

Officer Norman Rickman was shot three times while responding to a burglary alarm in the 6600 block of Rockbridge Lane on the city’s northwest side.

Our sister station, WVLT/volunteertv.com report, so far authorities have two suspects in custody. Thirty-three year old James Willie Murry and a 17-year-old suspect are both facing charges of especially aggravated burglary.

Knoxville Police released pictures of the Murry and another adult suspect at a press conference Wednesday morning.

Sullivan County Sherriff’s Office tells Your Tri-Cities News Source, Knox County authorities issued a BOLO-Be On the Look Out-alert for Cleven Jaquaren Johnson.

Cleven Jaquaren Johnson.
-DOB: 08/13/81
-approximately 6 feet
-155 lbs.
-hazel eyes

Johnson has multiple tattoos on his left arm, chest and back. He is believed to be armed with a semi-automatic handgun. So far authorities have not issued any vehicle identification or destinations. Cleven Johnson has multiple warrants for his arrest, including one for first degree murder.

East Tennessee law enforcement authorities believe Johnson and Murray are connected to Officer Rickman’s shooting.

The veteran officer was shot three times—twice in the chest and once in the arm.
Rickman was also shot in the line of duty back in 2001. That’s when he took a bullet to the chest during a traffic stop. That left him in critical condition

Your Tri-Cities News Source is following this case. We’ll bring your updates here on Tricities.com and throughout the day at News Channel 11.

-Additional Suspect Information:-
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, James Willie Murry has an extensive criminal history.
11/20/95: Sentenced to 12 years, 8 months on Armed Carjacking Charge
12/21/95: Arrived at USP Atlanta
8/10/98: Arrived at FCC Lompoc
8/31/01: Arrived at USP Pollock (Louisiana)
12/9/02: Arrived at FCI Memphis
9/6/05: Arrived at Halfway House under jurisdiction of CCM Nashville
6/16/06: Charged with escape from halfway house
9/5/06: Sentenced to 12 months in FCI custody
Released: 4/23/07