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  Moonshine, Attempted Murder, Grand Theft Auto, Assault and Battery: One Call has it All - And More web posted January 24, 2013   EDGEFIELD – In what started out as a
disturbance call around 7 pm Tuesday night turned into ten long hours
of investigation and a search that has landed an Edgefield couple in
jail. Edgefield Police were first called to a dispute at the Pine
Street home of Timothy Brown, 34, and Ashley Knowles, 29, Tuesday
evening and both "had been drinking most of the night". It was later
admitted the pair was drinking moonshine.In the first call Ms. Knowles claimed Brown had hit her with the phone. After speaking with Brown, he claimed Knowles hit herself with the TV remote and told him he was going to jail. The remote was found with the back missing and the batteries scattered. Unable to determine who used the remote the couple agreed that there would be no more problems and the officer left. At 10:31 pm Edgefield Police were called back out to the home, this time for a report that Knowles had stolen Brown's father's truck and was intoxicated and had a suspended drivers license for a previous DUI. Edgefield Police, Edgefield County Sheriff's Deputies and SC Highway Patrol Officers searched all roads leading out of Edgefield in an attempt to intercept Knowles driving the stolen truck. According to officers, Knowles had driven through yards while leaving the scene. Neither Knowles nor the truck was ever located. A BOLO (be on the look out) was sent to surrounding counties at that time. At 1:29 am Wednesday morning Edgefield Police were called again to the couple's home with a report Knowles had returned with the stolen truck. When officers arrived Knowles was taken into custody for the vehicle theft and for driving under suspension for DUI. According to multiple incident reports, Knowles claimed that Brown walked into the room and "pointed a firearm at her and stated that he had to kill her now". A spent shell casing was found laying on the living room floor in plain view. According to her, the couple wrestled over the pistol and it discharged, hitting the loveseat where Knowles was originally sitting. She claimed that is when she stole the truck and left. However, Officers were in the home on the first call and did not see any damage to the sofa or a spent shell casing in their previous investigation. Brown also gave conflicting stories, according to report, of where the gun was located and claimed it was Knowles who first presented the pistol. The pistol, a .45 caliber, was recovered in the top of a closet in a bedroom. It was cleared and seized as evidence. A partial box of 9 mm pistol shells was found in the bathroom along with pills in a bottle with no label. A similar pill was found on a tray table in another part of the home and they were also seized. Brown was taken into custody and transported to the Edgefield County Detention Center. Knowles was transported to the Edgefield County Hospital to be treated for swelling around her eye. She refused treatment and threatened hospital staff, according to an incident report. She was then transported to the jail for booking. Brown has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Knowles has been charged with driving under suspension for DUI and use a vehicle without permission, according to jail officials. According to court records, Knowles was convicted of criminal domestic violence in May of last year, a DUI conviction in November of 2011, and disorderly conduct in September of 2011. Brown is out on bond from a pending General Session weapons charge from a 2010 incident for discharging a firearm while intoxicated. [Editor's note: this charge has been settled in Magistrate Court] 017613 - 017813 © Copyright 2012 - 2013 All material is property of
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