Tennessee Deputy in ICU After Being Hit by Rock or Brick

Deputy Dalton Swanger responded to a 911 call about a shooting around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. The suspect was at the scene and reportedly struck Deputy Swanger with a rock or brick causing grave injury.

by Staff

June 23, 2025

Tennessee Deputy in ICU After Being Hit by Rock or Brick

Knox County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Deputy Dalton Swanger was critically injured Saturday.

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Knox County SO/Facebook

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Topics:Tennessee agencies Officer Injured Assaults on Officers Patrol

Deputy Dalton Swanger responded to a 911 call about a shooting around 10:15 p.m. Saturday (June 21, 2025). The suspect was at the scene and reportedly struck Deputy Swanger with a rock or brick causing grave injury.

The deputy was immediately transported to a hospital where he was assessed as being in critical condition.

Christopher Michael Hensley, 44, has been charged with several felonies related to the attack, including attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault on a first responder.

A Knox County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s deputy is in Trauma Intensive Care at a local hospital after being hit in the head with a brick or rock, the sheriff’s office reports in a Facebook statement.