Atwood Man Charged Following Officer-Involved Shooting

ATWOOD, Tenn. – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in an Atwood man being charged for alleged criminal actions related to an officer-involved shooting in Carroll County last week.

TBI agents began investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 4600 block of Hamilton Street in Atwood last Thursday. 

Deputies with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call around 4 p.m. in which an individual was reportedly driving recklessly on his family’s property and behaving erratically.

Three deputies attempted to make contact with the man who produced a high-powered weapon and began firing at the deputies, who returned fire, before the man barricaded himself inside his nearby home. 

Officers entered the home after a six-hour standoff and took the individual, who suffered a gunshot wound, into custody. He was transported by a medical helicopter to a Nashville hospital for treatment.

Warrants were secured that charged 50-year-old Jason Perry with two counts of unlawful carry or possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, four counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of reckless endangerment. His bond is set at $1 million for each count.

Perry was served Friday evening and was booked into the Carroll County Jail early Sunday morning following his release from the hospital.