Crime
62-Year-Old Albert Sturgill Jr Identified as Victim in Fatal Crossville Shooting
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors confirmed Saturday that charges against a suspect involved in a fatal downtown shooting have been upgraded following the victim’s death.
District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway announced that 42-year-old Eric Brandon Garrison of Crossville is now facing a charge of second-degree murder after the victim, identified as Albert Darrell Sturgill Jr., succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Saturday afternoon. Garrison was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder.
The shooting occurred around 5:45 p.m. Friday, August 22, near North Main Street and Fourth Street, directly across from the Cumberland County Courthouse, during a busy time of day.
According to investigators, the incident began as a confrontation in the roadway and escalated into violence.
Authorities said the shooting was witnessed by numerous bystanders, several of whom captured the incident on cellphone video.
District Attorney Dunaway confirmed that these recordings are now part of the official case evidence.
Garrison remains in custody at the Cumberland County Jail on a $1 million bond.
The investigation is ongoing, led by the Crossville Police Department in coordination with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.