FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

Sullivan County Officials Have Made An Offer To Settle A Lawsuit Filed Against The County Sheriff’s Office. The County Commission’s Executive Committee Offered 85-Thousand Dollars To Attempt To Settle A 1.5 Million Dollar Lawsuit Filed By Margaret Spradlin And Her Daughter, Shirley Brewer In U.S. District Court In Greeneville. The Suit Stems From An Incident In April 2011 In Which Law Enforcement Officials Converged On Their Home Looking For Junior Spradlin Who Was Wanted For Murder In Virginia. A Tear Gas Canister Thrown Into The Home Sparked A Blaze Which Destroyed Everything They Owned.