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Guns, moonshine, drugs retrieved following Erwin standoff
[Jason Gouge] reportedly approached Unicoi Volunteer Fire Department agents with a gun when they responded to a report of smoke at his residence. It turned out Gouge was just spinning his tires.
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Sheriff Kent Harris said Gouge, 30, pointed the gun at the firefighters and threatened to kill them.
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After his initial confrontation with firefighters, Gouge retreated to his house.
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Eventually, three deputies of the sheriff’s department kicked in the door to Gouge’s house and were confronted by Gouge’s dog, who tried to attack Sgt. Gary, a K-9 who was with the officers. The K-9 returned the aggression toward Gouge’s dog, which was shot by Deputy Kevin Pate, Harris said. The dog died before the department could get it to a veterinarian.
Originally posted by Umbrax
After all that they found eight rifles, three shotguns, three handguns, several hundred rounds of ammunition, seven jars of moonshine, and marijuana.
Originally posted by TheBorg
So, was all of that worth what they found? I hardly think so. To do what they did, to deprive a man of his pet like they did, and not repay him for their negligent actions, speaks loudly to their true opinions.
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Adams said the first truck to arrive was a fire department brush truck followed by an engine and rescue truck. When the man threatened them with a gun, they called 911 and asked for law enforcement officers to arrive quickly, he said.
Officers from the sheriff’s department, including its Special Weapons and Tactics Team, and the Erwin Police Department arrived soon. Harris and Gouge’s father, Steve, negotiated with Jason Gouge by phone in the early going. Those negotiations were still in progress around 9 p.m. by which time even more officers from the sheriff’s department had arrived.