Bradley County Suspicious Person Talked Down

Cleveland, TN (WDEF) Bradley County deputies arrest a Catoosa County fugitive after 2 hours of negotiations Thursday.

Deputies went to a residence on Benton Pike on a call of a suspicious person.

They found Franklin Osborne carrying an object wrapped in a shirt that looked like a gun.

The suspect threatened to harm himself and deputies, but new Sheriff Eric Watson and a deputy talked him down.

He surrendered without incident.

He was first taken to the hospital for treatment, and is now in the jail.