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WBFF Fox 45 :: Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting Remains at Vanderbilt in Critical Condition
The suspect of an officer-involved shooting remains at Vanderbilt Medical Center in critical condition. Meanwhile, the officer who was shot is recovering at home. Police say around 10am this morning a suspicious vehicle call lead to a low-speed chase. Police say when 18 year old suspect Eric Perkins jumped out of the car with a pistol, the officer chased him. When Officers Denson and Fondaw arrived for backup, police say the suspect shot at them, striking Officer Denson. Officer Fondaw returned fire, hitting the suspect in the chest. Hundreds of officers came to the hospital to visit Officer Denson, who was shot in the leg. The suspect, Eric Perkins, remains in critical but stable condition. Perkins does have a previous record of Unlawful Firearm Possession, Vehicle Theft, Drug Possession and Evading Arrest.
Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting Remains at Vanderbilt in Critical Condition

Monday, November 5 2012, 09:18 PM CST

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Updated conservatorship statute effective July 1
May 21, 2013 12:49 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law revisions to the state conservatorship statute.

The law allows the court to appoint a conservator to manage the assets of a person a judge finds unable to handle his or her own affairs.

State Rep. Andrew Farmer, a Sevierville Republican, told The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/1183hjy ) the intent of the bill he sponsored in the House is to make sure people aren't being taken advantage of.

The bill sprang from a series of hearings statewide by the Tennessee Bar Association. They revealed there were no uniform procedures for placing a person's assets under a conservator on an emergency basis.

The changes take effect July 1.

Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com

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