An inmate at the Sequatchie Valley Emergency Department tried to steal a correction officer’s gun on Sunday.
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) says the inmate grabbed the firearm and struggled with the deputy.
The gun went off in the process, but an off-duty deputy from a neighboring county helped the officer secure the inmate.
SCSO says there were minor injuries to those involved.
The case is being investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Update: The suspect in the incident has been identified as Lesley Alan Keeter of Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee.
Keeter is charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
Dunlap Police Department says the case is still under investigation.
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