Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

All southbound lanes are currently blocked. Northbound traffic is likely to be affected as well. Southbound traffic is currently being diverted at exit 66 (SR 126). TDOT is responding to implement detours. Specific inquiries regarding these detours should be directed to TDOT.

Motorists are strongly encouraged to avoid the area for the next several hours. Anyone already in the area is asked to slow down, pay attention, exercise caution and patience, and obey all traffic instructions.

No further details involving the crash are currently available. Further information will be shared as it becomes available, but only at an appropriate point in the investigation.

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

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Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

The decedent was sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center of the E.T.S.U. James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City for a forensic autopsy.

Thus began an extensive joint investigation into both the death and the fire by the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division and the K.F.D. Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire was almost immediately deemed suspicious in nature. Early in the investigation, suspicions were raised when it was learned that Ms. Dozier’s daughter, Joie T. Dawes (43 years of age of Kingsport), had just left the residence within moments of the outbreak of the fire.

After considerable further investigation, to include a thorough processing of the scene and a subsequent interview with Ms. Dawes, investigators were able to establish probable cause to determine that Ms. Dawes was responsible for both the intentional death of her mother and the deliberate setting of the fire that followed. She has since been arrested and charged with the following:

• First Degree Murder
• Aggravated Arson
• Tampering with Evidence

She has been booked into the Kingsport City Jail and is scheduled to be transferred to the Sullivan County Jail in Blountville, where she will remain confined pending arraignment.

The associated joint investigation remains active and ongoing. As such, and in the interest of future prosecution, absolutely no further details, to include cause of death or possible motive, can or will be released at this time.

· Aggravated Arson

· Tampering with Evidence

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com

23-004897 (Incident Report)

As previously released:

Update: The hit and run crash that killed pedestrian Stephen A. Jackson and his dog has been under constant investigation by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit since it occurred on the evening of March 9, 2023. By the following evening of March 10, 2023, Investigators were able to garner sufficient evidence to establish probable cause to positively identify Jesse D. Carey as the driver of the hit and run vehicle.

A warrant has been obtained charging Mr. Carey with the following criminal offenses:

• Vehicular Homicide by Recklessness
• Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Death
• Failure to Immediately Report a Motor Vehicle Collision
• Driving on a Revoked License (2nd Offense)
• Failure to Exercise Due Care

As of the time of issuance of this news release, Mr. Carey remains wanted and at large. He is a 28 year old white male adult. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. His last known address was 2009 Greenway Street in Kingsport.

Anyone who sees him or knows where he might be located is asked to call 423-246-9111 or simply call 911 if emergency conditions exist.

Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us

As previously released:

On March 9, 2023 at approximately 6:20 PM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Ridgefields Road near Riverport Road in Kingsport. Due to the serious nature of the crash, the K.P.D. Traffic Unit was called to the scene to investigate. Their subsequent investigation determined the following:

A pedestrian, identified as Stephen A. Jackson (40 years of age of Kingsport), was walking a dog on a leash down a neighborhood sidewalk adjacent to the 300 block of Ridgefields Road. A red 2002 Subaru Impreza compact 4-door sedan was northbound on Ridgefields Road, negotiating a curve, when for unknown reasons it left the right side of the roadway and struck both Mr. Jackson and the dog on the sidewalk. The Subaru then returned to the roadway and left the scene.

Mr. Jackson sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the hospital. The decedent has been sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center of the E.T.S.U. James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City for a forensic autopsy. The dog was also seriously injured, and it succumbed to its injuries and died at the scene.

The hit and run vehicle was later located at a Mount Carmel residence and was seized as evidence. The identity of the driver remains part of an active investigation that is currently underway by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit. Charges are pending. As such, no additional details are available for release at this time.

Anyone who potentially witnessed this crash, the events leading up to it, or the aftermath, or who may have any additional information that might assist with the investigation, who has not yet spoken with law enforcement, is asked to contact the K.P.D. Traffic Unit at 423-224-2750 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111.

Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us

Weight

140 pounds

Blue Eyes

Kingsport, TN

· Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Death

· Failure to Immediately Report a Motor Vehicle Collision

· Driving on a Revoked License (2nd Offense)

· Failure to Exercise Due Care

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com

23-004897 (Incident Report)

A warrant has been obtained charging Mr. Carey with the following criminal offenses:

• Vehicular Homicide by Recklessness
• Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Death
• Failure to Immediately Report a Motor Vehicle Collision
• Driving on a Revoked License (2nd Offense)
• Failure to Exercise Due Care

As of the time of issuance of this news release, Mr. Carey remains wanted and at large. He is a 28 year old white male adult. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. His last known address was 2009 Greenway Street in Kingsport.

Anyone who sees him or knows where he might be located is asked to call 423-246-9111 or simply call 911 if emergency conditions exist.

Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us

As previously released:

On March 9, 2023 at approximately 6:20 PM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Ridgefields Road near Riverport Road in Kingsport. Due to the serious nature of the crash, the K.P.D. Traffic Unit was called to the scene to investigate. Their subsequent investigation determined the following:

A pedestrian, identified as Stephen A. Jackson (40 years of age of Kingsport), was walking a dog on a leash down a neighborhood sidewalk adjacent to the 300 block of Ridgefields Road. A red 2002 Subaru Impreza compact 4-door sedan was northbound on Ridgefields Road, negotiating a curve, when for unknown reasons it left the right side of the roadway and struck both Mr. Jackson and the dog on the sidewalk. The Subaru then returned to the roadway and left the scene.

Mr. Jackson sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the hospital. The decedent has been sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center of the E.T.S.U. James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City for a forensic autopsy. The dog was also seriously injured, and it succumbed to its injuries and died at the scene.

The hit and run vehicle was later located at a Mount Carmel residence and was seized as evidence. The identity of the driver remains part of an active investigation that is currently underway by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit. Charges are pending. As such, no additional details are available for release at this time.

Anyone who potentially witnessed this crash, the events leading up to it, or the aftermath, or who may have any additional information that might assist with the investigation, who has not yet spoken with law enforcement, is asked to contact the K.P.D. Traffic Unit at 423-224-2750 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111.

Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us

Weight

140 pounds

Blue Eyes

Kingsport, TN

· Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Death

· Failure to Immediately Report a Motor Vehicle Collision

· Driving on a Revoked License (2nd Offense)

· Failure to Exercise Due Care

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

23-004897 (Incident Report)

A pedestrian, identified as Stephen A. Jackson (40 years of age of Kingsport), was walking a dog on a leash down a neighborhood sidewalk adjacent to the 300 block of Ridgefields Road. A red 2002 Subaru Impreza compact 4-door sedan was northbound on Ridgefields Road, negotiating a curve, when for unknown reasons it left the right side of the roadway and struck both Mr. Jackson and the dog on the sidewalk. The Subaru then returned to the roadway and left the scene.

Mr. Jackson sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the hospital. The decedent has been sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center of the E.T.S.U. James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City for a forensic autopsy. The dog was also seriously injured, and it succumbed to its injuries and died at the scene.

The hit and run vehicle was later located at a Mount Carmel residence and was seized as evidence. The identity of the driver remains part of an active investigation that is currently underway by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit. Charges are pending. As such, no additional details are available for release at this time.

Anyone who potentially witnessed this crash, the events leading up to it, or the aftermath, or who may have any additional information that might assist with the investigation, who has not yet spoken with law enforcement, is asked to contact the K.P.D. Traffic Unit at 423-224-2750 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111.

Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

In most of these instances, the caller in question is trying to solicit money, financial information, or some other form of payment. The caller will often mention an arrest warrant and threaten the recipient of the call with incarceration if they do not comply.

During the course of their official duties, Officers and other employees of the Kingsport Police Department often do have reason to contact citizens via phone; however, they would NEVER attempt to solicit money our threaten incarceration if someone refuses to pay.

When this occurs, it is most certainly a scam, and the best course of action is to hang up the phone. This is not a new scam. K.P.D. and numerous other law enforcement agencies have warned, and will continue to warn about this type of scam.

Keep in mind that with modern technology, it is entirely possible for the scam artist to electronically alter their caller ID information to make it appear that the call is coming from an actual K.P.D. telephone number.

Never give money, financial information, or any other form of payment to these callers, as it is extremely difficult if not impossible to recover these funds after they are released.

If anyone receives a call from someone claiming to be affiliated with the Kingsport Police Department and has any concerns as to their authenticity, they should feel free to call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111 to verify their legitimacy.

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com

As previously released:

On the evening of March 6, 2023 Glenda J. Summey was reported missing to the Kingsport Policed Department. She reportedly suffers from dementia and does not communicate well. She was last seen at around 5:00 PM this evening at a condominium in the 200 block of Willowbend Lane in Kingsport. She is believed to have wandered off on foot.

While foul play is not suspected, due to her advanced age and diminished capacity, every possible effort is being made to locate her as soon as possible. A search is currently in progress. An automated emergency communication message has already been distributed throughout the area, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (T.B.I.) will be assisting K.P.D. by issuing a Silver Alert as soon as that process can be completed.

Ms. Summey is a 79 year old white female adult. She has blue eyes and gray hair. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing pink pants, an unknown color shirt, and gray slide on shoes. Photographs of her are included with this release.

Anyone who sees her is asked to make every possible effort to keep her in sight and call the Kingsport Police Department immediately at 423-246-9111 or simply call 911 if emergent conditions exist.

Weight

130 pounds

Gray Hair

Unknown Color Shirt

Gray Slide on Shoes

Kingsport, TN

March 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

While foul play is not suspected, due to her advanced age and diminished capacity, every possible effort is being made to locate her as soon as possible. A search is currently in progress. An automated emergency communication message has already been distributed throughout the area, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (T.B.I.) will be assisting K.P.D. by issuing a Silver Alert as soon as that process can be completed.

Ms. Summey is a 79 year old white female adult. She has blue eyes and gray hair. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing pink pants, an unknown color shirt, and gray slide on shoes. Photographs of her are included with this release.

Anyone who sees her is asked to make every possible effort to keep her in sight and call the Kingsport Police Department immediately at 423-246-9111 or simply call 911 if emergent conditions exist.

Weight

130 pounds

Gray Hair

Unknown Color Shirt

Gray Slide on Shoes

Kingsport, TN

March 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton

Dale Phipps, Chief of Police

200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660

http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department• www.KingsportPDBlog.com

A red 1990 Ford Mustang 2-door coupe, driven and solely occupied by Grady Bell (80 years of age of Kingsport), was westbound on East Stone Drive, following behind a light blue, 2011 Nissan Versa 4-door sedan, driven and solely occupied by Frank A. Underwood (59 years of age of Bristol, TN). For unknown reasons, the Mustang struck the Versa in the rear.

Following the initial impact, the Mustang veered left into oncoming traffic. The Mustang then struck an eastbound red 2007 Ford Edge sport utility vehicle, driven by David W. Beavers (33 years of age of Church Hill) with three additional passengers, and finally came to a rest after colliding head-on into an eastbound green 2001 Nissan Frontier pickup truck, driven by Richard S. Mumpower (52 years of age of Bristol, TN).

Mr. Bell was killed in the crash. Mr. Mumpower sustained suspected major injuries and was transported by Sullivan County EMS to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment. No other motorists involved in the crash were injured. The Edge and the Versa sustained functional damage, but were able to be driven away. The Mustang and the Frontier sustained disabling damage, and had to be towed from the scene.

Traffic in the area remained heavily congested for several hours while first responders provided treatment and transportation of the injured and deceased, a safe and thorough investigation of the crash, and the removal of disabled vehicles and associated debris. The scene has since been cleared, and normal traffic patterns have resumed.

This crash remains under open and active investigation by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit. As such, no further details are available for release at this time.

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX)

ThomasMPatton