A Multi-County Police Chase Ends on Hardin Valley Road with One Person Arrested

Posted on April 25, 2025

A multi-county chase ends in Hardin Valley and a man is arrested for stealing a car, hitting three Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Cars and various other offenses.

Deputies arrested Joshua Mayes yesterday following the chase. On Tuesday, Mayes burglarized two cars before stealing a red mustang parked in a driveway. KCSO spotted the car in West Knox County the next day and Mayes fled at high speed, driving recklessly.

Deputies found Mayes spray painting the mustang behind a business on Emory Road with agencies from Knox, Anderson and Loudon counties involved in the chase which resulted in Mayes hitting the KCSO patrol cruisers. No one was injured during the pursuit which ended when deputies deployed spike strips and Mayes was arrested on Hardin Valley Road.

Mayes previously had multiple warrants from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. He now faces additional charges.

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