BLOUNT CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - The man accused of killing a Blount County deputy and injuring another has filed a lawsuit against the county, the sheriff and deputies for excessive use of force.

Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for Kenneth DeHart, the man accused of killing Blount County deputy Greg McCowan.

Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan was killed in the line of duty. Sheriff James Berrong sat down with us to discuss the ...

Saturday marks one year since Blount County Sheriff's Deputy Greg McCowan was fatally shot during a traffic stop.

Blount County Sheriff's Office commemorates the first anniversary of Deputy Greg McCowan's death in the line of duty with a ...

The lawsuit was filed by Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. on Friday, around a year after the shooting death of Gregg McCowan, a Blount County deputy.

Saturday marks one year since Blount County Sheriff’s deputy Greg McCowan was killed and his partner, deputy Shelby Eggers, injured following a traffic stop on Sevierville Road.

DeHart, who could face the death penalty if convicted, has been charged with first-degree murder in McCowan’s death and attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of deputy Shelby Eggers ...

Just after 8 p.m., Deputy Shelby Eggers pulled over a vehicle that had been swerving on a two-lane road, dash camera video showed. McCowan answered the call for backup, however, after he arrived ...