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ssharpJACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- A Campbell County jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday against Courtney Garvin Partin following a jury trial in the Criminal Court for Campbell County.
Partin was convicted of resisting arrest, two counts of assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The proof at trial showed that during the early morning hours of Nov. 10, 2020, Campbell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call on Stinking Creek Road in Pioneer. When deputies arrived, they encountered Partin and a physical altercation ensued. After Partin was taken into custody, deputies discovered 63 rounds of ammunition in his possession. Law enforcement later executed a search warrant on Partin’s vehicle. During that search, officers located a loaded firearm inside the vehicle, along with additional ammunition. The case was tried before the Eighth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Zachary R. Walden,
Partin is scheduled to return to court for sentencing on Sept. 17.
The case was investigated by Deputy Jordan Tolliver, Deputy Joseph Weaver, and Capt. John Long all formerly of the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney General Andi L. Bridges on behalf of the State of Tennessee. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 8/21/2026-6AM)
Below is the original story published by WLAF in November 2020:
PIONEER, TN (WLAF) – Campbell County Sheriff’s Capt. John Long recently led a team of officers in executing a search warrant at the home of a convicted felon. Courtney Garvin Partin, 42, has been convicted of several felonies including attempted first degree murder.
Long and his team made contact with Partin at 7286 Stinking Creek Road, Pioneer, according to the report. When confronted, Partin allegedly admitted to breaking into a relative’s home in La Follette and stealing a shotgun and a handgun. Partin said he went to the East Ash Street home, broke out a side window and took the weapons.
During the course of the search on the property last Tuesday on Stinking Creek Road, CCSO Sergeant Travis Bostic discovered a loaded 12-gauge shotgun. It was found inside a pick-up truck.
This was the 14th arrest for Partin. His nine charges are PI (public intoxication), filing a false report or bomb threat, resist-stop-frisk-halt-search, introduction of contraband into a penal facility, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct, evading arrest, assault on a police officer and unlawful possession or carrying of a weapon.
Partin remains housed this morning in the Campbell County Jail without bond. He is due in General Sessions Court on Tue., Nov. 24, at 9 am. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 11/17/20- 6AM)