Hubert D. "John John" Yancey, "County Deputy Slain" – A Scott County Sheriff's Department officer was shot and killed while investigating a possible methamphetamine lab at a mobile home on William Creek Road near Oneida Friday night. The shooting claimed the life of Hubert "John John" Yancey, 35, who served as the department's K-9 officer as well as in the role as a drug agent. He was a six-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, married and the father of three young children. Tragically, it may have been an accidental shooting, the result of "friendly fire." A press conference was to have been held Wednesday by the District Attorney General's office to announce the results of a ballistics test, the Independent Herald has learned. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Friday night as four officers from the Sheriff's Department converged on the mobile home, located at 3543 Williams Creek Road. Two officers, Yancey and Marty Carson, were reportedly admitted to the home, while two others, Deputies Donnie Phillips and Carl Newport, remained outside the residence, the Independent Herald has learned. Details as to what happened inside the trailer had not been provided by the Sheriff's Department as of press time on Tuesday, but it is known that shortly after entering the residence, Carson radioed the Sheriff's Department dispatcher that an officer was down and an ambulance and all available law enforcement officers were asked to respond to the scene. Three of the four adult occupants of the dwelling reportedly fled the scene on foot immediately following the shooting, officers said, while a fourth occupant, Nicole Windle, was detained for questioning shortly afterward s. A male and female, later identified as Mark Rector, 35, and Penny Carpenter, 28, were apprehended in the woods near the mobile home the following morning, while a third, Ryan Clark, 28, turned himself in to Scott County Sheriff Jim Carson at the Sheriff's home around 7 p.m. Saturday night. All three of those taken into custody were charged with three counts of manufacturing methamphetamine They were arraigned on those charges Wednesday morning before Scott County Sessions Judge James L. Cotton, Jr., who set their bail at $500,000 each. Court appointed attorneys were named for Carpenter and Rector, while Clark indicated that he would provide his own counsel. All three were scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on the charges against them on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. Chief Detective Robbie Carson told the Independent Herald that a warrant had also been issued for the arrest of Nicole Windle in connection with the case, but no arrest had been made as of the newspaper's deadline. When asked about charges related to the shooting death of Yancey, Carson said that the District Attorney General's office would hold a news conference at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday "yesterday" at the Scott County Office Building, at which time that issue was to be addressed. Within 30 minutes of the "officer down" call Friday night, law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions in and around Scott County had responded to the scene. They began arriving just as the ambulance transporting the fallen officer was leaving the scene, and continued arriving throughout the night. Among those summoned to the scene were TBI Agent Steve Vincent, who arrived at the scene at 9:45 p.m. A search warrant for the residence was later obtained and a meth lab was discovered in the mobile home, officers said. On Saturday morning, the TBI's portable crime lab from Nashville, along with officers from the South/East Methamphetamine Task Force and a hazardous material team were called to the scene and remained "four to five hours," according to Chief Det. Carson. Around 10 a.m. Saturday, suspects Rector and Carpenter were reportedly spotted in the woods some three-fourths of a mile from the mobile home. Carpenter was barefoot and Rector had neither shirt nor shoes on, only a pair of jeans, officers said. Both had been hiding in the woods throughout the night in subfreezing temperatures. They were reportedly apprehended by Sheriff's Department officers Jerry Pike, Det. Randy Lewallen and Deputies Kevin Carson and Ted R. Carson. Prior to being transported to the Scott County Jail, the pair was taken to the Scott County Hospital Emergency Room around 10:30 a.m., where they were treated for exposure. Officers Gary Sexton and Donnie Smith transported Carpenter from the hospital to the jail at 1 p.m., while Deputies Rob Reed and Donnie Anderson transported Rector about an hour and a half later. (Source: The Independent Herald, 4 Dec 2003, p1,3)

Hubert D. "John John" Yancey, Hundreds of Scott Countians were joined by law enforcement officers from a wide area paying their last respects to Sheriff's Deputy Hubert D. "John John" Yancey here Monday and Tuesday. Yancey, 35, of the Helenwood community died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, as the result of a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty while investigating a report of a possible methamphetamine lab at a mobile home on Williams Creek Road near Oneida. He was born on September 9, 1968, in Knoxville, and had been a Sheriff's Department deputy for seven years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #670 of Robbins, and was a Master Mason. Yancey graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy in 1998, and at his death was a sergeant serving as a K-9 officer. Survivors include his wife Lori Yancey, and three children: Lorgan Dean, Blake Alexander and Chase Kobe, all of Helenwood; his father, Johnny Yancey and wife Jenni; his mother, Judy Phillips Yancey Gordon, all of Oneida; father-in-law Alonzo Lowe and mother-in-law Ann Boshears and husband Curt, all of Huntsville; three sisters, Melinda Miller and husband Greg of Oneida, Michelle Burchfield and husband Kenny of Winfield, and Katina Owens and husband Scott of Virginia; brother-in-law Randy Lowe and wife Elaine; two sisters-in-law, Angie Marcum and husband Chris, and Brittany Boshears, all of Huntsville, and several other relatives and friends. A special visitation for law enforcement officers was held Monday afternoon, followed at 5 p.m. for the general public in the chapel of the Four Oaks Funeral Home in Huntsville. Masonic Services began at 8 p.m., and the funeral followed on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the New River Baptist Church with Bro. Kermit Phillips, Bro. Hertis Phillips and Bro Enrest Phillips officiating. Music was provided by the New River Baptist Church Choir. Interment followed at Fairview Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Mark Chitwood, Chris Strunk, Chris Yancey, Donnie Phillips, Larry Lay, Monty Burke, Danny Phillips and Marty Carson. (Source: The Independent Herald, 4 Dec 2003, p1)

Hubert D. "John John" Yancey, "Last in-line-of-duty killing of deputy was in 1964" According to information obtained from the Scott County Historical Society, Deputy Hubert "John John" Yancey's in-the-line-of-duty death is the first in Scott County since Deputy Earl Wesley Koger was killed in a shooting incident in the Robbins area on January 18, 1964. That killing came two years after the February 11, 1962, slaying of two deputies, Levi Harness and Alvin Jeffers, who were serving a summons at a residence in the Winfield area. Another officer was wounded in that incident. On March 6, 1927, Scott County Sheriff's Deputy John Wesley Owens [John Wesley West not Owens] died in a Knoxville hospital as the result of gunshot wounds suffered the day before in Robbins. He was killed by another deputy, Ben Fowler, who also shot and killed Dr. Wiley W. Foust. Fowler was convicted and died in the electric chair in Nashville. Two years prior to that, in 1925, an unknown assailant gunned down Sheriff Richard Ellis as he was entering the Scott County Jail in Huntsville. A former Scott County Sheriff, Frank Hughett, was killed in an ambush on Smoky Creek. James Stonecipher had been a deputy Sheriff just three days when he was killed September 9, 1902, near the Robbins Church. Four persons were charged with manslaughter in this case. (Source: The Independent Herald, 4 Dec 2003, p1)

Hubert D. "John John" Yancey, "Morgan County off-duty officers ‘sub' for Oneida" Oneida Police Chief Mike Cross and the entire department were among the officers attending Monday afternoon's visitation at the Four Oaks Funeral Home in Huntsville for fallen Scott County Sheriff's Department Deputy Hubert "John John" Yancey. That was made possible, Chief Cross said, with the assistance of Morgan County Sheriff Bobby Gibson, who allowed three of his off-duty officers to cover for his officers approximately an hour an a half. Officers from Morgan County Sheriff's Department manning the Oneida Police Department in their absence were identified as Patsy Brown, Mike Wren and Mike Harris. (Source: The Independent Herald, 4 Dec 2003, p3)

Hubert D. "John John" Yancey, "400+ law officers attend visitation" Huntsville – For a 45-minute period here Monday afternoon, more than 400 officers from several jurisdictions over a wide area filed into Four Oaks Funeral Home during a special visitation for Hubert "John John" Yancey, according to Funeral Director Paula Bridges. In addition to the officers from the Scott County Sheriff's Department, other departments represented included both the Oneida and Winfield police departments, several officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, TBI agents, officers from all surrounding counties including Kentucky and guards from Tennessee Department of Correction facilities. Visitation for friends continued until midnight. (Source: The Independent Herald, 4 Dec 2003, p3)

Hubert D. "John John" Yancey, 35 of Helenwood, passed away November 28, 2003, at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida. Born in Knoxville, September 9, 1968, he was a deputy for the Scott County Sheriff's Department for seven years, and was a 1998 graduate of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy; and was a sergeant and K-9 officer for the Sheriff's department. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #670 in Robbins as a Master Mason. He was a member of New River Baptist Church, and was a loving husband and father. He is survived by his father, Johnny Yancey and wife, Jenni, and his mother, Judy Phillips Yancey Gordon. all of Oneida; his wife, Lori Yancey, and three children: Logan Dean, Blake Alexander. and Chase Kobe Yancey. all of Helen wood; father— in-law, Alonzo Lowe, and mother-in-law Ann Boshears and husband, Curt, all of Huntsville: three sisters: Melinda Miller and husband, Greg, of Oneida; Michelle Burch field and hits— band, Kenny, of Winfield: and Katina Owens and husband, Scott, of Virginia: one brother-in- law, Randy Lowe and wife, Elaine; two sisters-in-law: Angie Marcum and husband. Chris, and Brittany Boshears, all of Huntsville; nieces and nephews: Gregory and Madeline Miller, Tanner and Rosa Burchfield. Nicholas and Megan Owens, Dalton Lowe, Caleb Marcum and Kristen Marcum; several aunts and uncles. and many other relatives. Masonic service was conducted December 1, in the chapel of Four Oakes Funeral Home. Funeral service was conducted December 2, at New River Baptist Church with Bro. Kermit Phillips, Bro. Hertis Phillips, and Bro. Ernest Phillips officiating. Music was provided by New River Baptist Church Choir. Interment followed in Fairview Memorial Gardens in the Fairview community. Four Oaks Funeral Home was iii charge of arrangements. (Source: The Independent Herald, 4 Dec 2003, p14)