Brian Lee Cleckler… Facebook photo was altered to take out curse word.
We have an update on a story we brought you last week on WMSR and then had more on Monday. We now know that on Friday (July 29, 2016) investigators with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, along with an FBI Agent and deputies with the Grundy County Sheriff’s office arrested Brian Lee Cleckler after about an hour standoff.
Officers found Cleckler in a cabin just off of Johnny Steifel Road in Marion County. Officers made contact with Cleckler who was in possession of a 9mm handgun and was threatening to kill officers and himself if they did not leave.
Investigators with Coffee County credit Special Agent David Street with the FBI for talking Cleckler into giving up.
Cleckler was taken into custody and he was also found in possession of approximately 3.5 grams of methamphetamine.
Cleckler who has been a resident of Manchester, TN was wanted by East Ridge Police and the Grundy County Sheriff’s office for various charges including failure to appear and assault on an officer.
Cleckler is currently in jail in Hamilton County.
In the original report we were told that Cleckler was wanted out of Georgia, but actually it was East Ridge, TN which is near the Georgia state line. He was also wanted in Grundy County.
