The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Deputy who was shot by a suspect over the weekend is expected to recover. According to a Press Release, shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2020, Deputy Tim Tutor was approaching a suspicious vehicle at the 8000 block area of Chestnut Hill Road when the suspect, 57-year-old Mark Alan Eberly, shot Deputy Tutor in the upper right chest area with a handgun, striking his bulletproof vest. Deputy Tutor then returned fire. The vehicle traveled a short distance and came to a stop in the roadway. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s / Crossville Police S.W.A.T. Team and Crisis Negotiators were deployed to the scene. The Tennessee Highway Patrol closed down Chestnut Hill Road to all thru traffic and Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services and Cumberland County Fire was staged near the scene. After numerous attempts to contact the suspect he was found deceased. The Sheriff’s Office says that Mr. Eberly was arrested earlier this month for Driving on Revoked and Resisting Arrest. He told booking officials that he was born in Wyandotte, Michigan and was homeless. Deputy Tutor was airlifted by Lifestar to U.T. Medical Center where he was treated and is expected to make a full recovery. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting the investigation.
(Photo Mark Alan Eberly, courtesy Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office)