KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Luttrell man was sentenced to three decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug charges and the attempted murder of two Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers.
According to the Department of Justice, Cody Andrew Seals, 27, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, discharging a firearm in the furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and the attempted murder of two THP Troopers who were assisting federal law enforcement agencies. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison on September 13.
$3K in ‘thank you’ gifts to Farragut coaches investigated by TN comptroller The DOJ states that federal law enforcement agents and task force officers were investigating a Mexican drug trafficking cartel that was distributing hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine into East Tennessee and elsewhere when the crimes Seals pleaded guilty to happened.
On January 9, 2020, officers conducting surveillance saw Seals driving up to a hotel to purchase large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin, the DOJ said. The officers then followed Seals and requested assistance from THP to stop Seals’ vehicle. The DOJ explained that when the two THP troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Seals’ pick up on Highway 27 north of Chattanooga, Seals fled at a high rate of speed and fired a handgun at the Troopers.
The chase lasted several minutes, ending with the THP troopers forcing Seals’ truck to a stop on the highway. The DOJ stated that Seals’ then got out of his truck and began firing a rifle at both Troopers, striking one of them in the leg. The Troopers returned fire and struck Seals. Seals then stopped shooting and was arrested.
Knoxville man convicted of sexually abusing child for four years According to the DOJ, when officers searched Seals’ truck, they found 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, 500 grams of heroin, and several firearms.
The law enforcement agencies that participated in the joint investigation that led to the indictment against Seals include Homeland Security Investigations, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee’s 9th Judicial District Drug Task Force, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia State Patrol, and the
Drug Enforcement Administration.
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