Event Brief
Wanted Man Arrested After Firearm Purchase Attempt
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
Summary: A 24-year-old man with active warrants was arrested Wednesday afternoon after attempting to buy a firearm at a Rockwood pawn shop. Rockwood Police said officers were dispatched to North Gateway Avenue around 4:15 p.m. following a tip from a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent.
WHO: A 24-year-old man with active warrants; Rockwood Police Department; a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent
WHAT: Arrested after attempting to purchase a firearm at a pawn shop in Rockwood
WHEN: Oct 1, 2026
WHERE: Rockwood, Tennessee
WHY: Officers responded after receiving a tip from a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent about the attempted firearm purchase.
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