Suspect in New Year's Day pharmacy holdup captured; second man sought

Photo by Knox County Sheriff's Office

Cody Justin Beeler, 24, is wanted for failure to obey court orders, after a suspect in a New Year's Day pharmacy holdup was captured at Beeler's home on Foust Hollow Road in North Knox County. (Knox County Sheriff's Office)

Photo by Knox County Sheriff's Office

Christopher James Field, 23, is charged with robbery for the New Year's Day holdup of the CVS pharmacy in Halls. (Knox County Sheriff's Office)

KNOXVILLE Authorities have arrested one man who allegedly robbed a North Knox County pharmacy by passing a note at the drive-thru window.

A second suspect wanted in connection with the robbery remains at large.

Christopher James Field, 23, of Knoxville, is charged with robbery for the New Year's Day holdup at the CVS, 4500 East Emory Road in Halls, according to a news release from the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

Field allegedly drove up to the drive-thru window about 4 p.m. and handed the pharmacist a note demanding narcotics and threatening to kill those inside unless they complied.

Sheriff's Office detectives located Field later that night at 8637 Foust Hollow Road in North Knox County, where he was arrested without incident.

Field confessed to the robbery, according to the Sheriff's Office, and was being held in custody this evening in lieu of $15,000 bond.

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