Robert Travis Rosson… Photo provided by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department
Coffee County Judge Jere Ledsinger has set July 2 for a preliminary hearing for Robert Travis Rosson. He is accused of pulling a knife and allegedly lunging at a Coffee County Sheriff’s deputy on June 11. The deputy, Phillip Smith, then fired 3 shots at him, striking him in the shoulder and the thigh.
Rosson was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga where he underwent surgery to repair his shoulder.
He is now being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $500,000 bond.
