“Low-Speed” Pursuit ends in Arrest

Local authorities say 46 year-old Tracey Parton of M.G. England Rd in Manchester was driving a box type truck on Tuesday afternoon that reportedly forced some vehicles off the road in Manchester, sideswiped vehicles near the Coffee/Warren County line and allegedly struck a pedestrian in Coffee County.
In what is being reported as a low-speed pursuit ensued. The pursuit went through a small portion of Coffee County and then moved into Warren County, Cannon County, possibly DeKalb County and back into Coffee County before law enforcement got the vehicle stopped. Officers used spike strips to punctured tires, but the man continued to drive before finally stopping.
At one point during the pursuit, it went into McMinnville where city policemen followed Parton out to Lucky Road, where Warren County deputies took up the pursuit. The man then drove into Cannon County and possibly DeKalb counties before eventually returning to Coffee County with state troopers also in pursuit.
Parton was finally stopped and taken into custody near Bryan’s Livestock Barn on Highway 55, but not before he allegedly threatened law enforcement officials with a baseball bat. He was then tazed by authorities.
Authorities say that Parton has a lengthy criminal history and is now facing charges in Coffee and Warren counties. The list in Coffee County includes; 2 counts vandalism, 2 counts aggravated assault, leaving the scene of an accident, immediate notice of an accident, reckless driving, evading arrest, resisting-stop-halt-frisk-arrest and driving on revoked/suspended license 4th offense.