MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A man is on the run after a robbery and assault at a Morristown inn Sunday.
A man walked into the Deluxe Inn on East Andrew Johnson Highway around 12:45 p.m. He jumped over the registration desk and grabbed the female clerk, according to the report.
The clerk was able to escape and called police at a nearby grocery store.
The suspect left behind the cap he was wearing. The male was described as tall and light-skinned. He was a wearing dark clothing, gloves and a ski mask.
Anyone with information should contact the Hamblen County Dispatch at 423-585-2701 or the Morristown Police Department at 423-585-1833.