Traffic stop ends in arrest of multi-count rape offender, Knoxville police say
A traffic violation stop by Knoxville Police Department ended in the arrest of a man wanted of multiple counts of rape of a child in Knox County.
What This Story Is About
- Knoxville Police Department said they arrested a man during a traffic violation who was wanted on multiple counts of rape of a child out of Knox County.
What Happens Next
- Police have brought the man to a detention facility
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A man wanted for multiple counts of rape of a child in Knox County was arrested on I-40 West near Pellissippi Parkway late Tuesday night, according to the Knoxville Police Department.
KPD said that they stopped a Dodge Durango for a traffic violation at around 10:45 p.m. There, investigators identified the driver to be 47-year-old Samuel Hatmaker, of Rutledge.
Hatmaker was wanted on a 12-count indictment out of Knox County that included five counts of rape of child, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, three counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child and one count of attempted aggravated sexual battery.
“Hatmaker was taken into custody without issue and transported to the Knox County detention facility,” said KPD.
Additional information was not released.
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