Published: August 30, 2018

AN ALABAMA MAN HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE TBI'S TOP TEN MOST WANTED LIST AFTER FIRING A WEAPON NEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT LATE LAST WEEK. REPORTS INDICATE BRIAN LEE CLECKLER, 39, WAS DRIVING HIS CAR THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN A DECHERD OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO STOP HIM. AN ALLEGED PURSUIT ENSUED UNTIL CLECKLER ABANDONED THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A WOOD LINE WHERE HE IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OFFICERS.
CLECKLER IS WANTED BY THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, TWO COUNTS OF EVADING ARREST, AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON. HE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. CLECKLER IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MAN, WHO STANDS 5’9” AND WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 163 POUNDS. HE HAS BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CALL THE TBI AT 1-800-TBI-FIND. CLECKLER'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS IN WINCHESTER BUT IS ALSO KNOWN TO FREQUENT HOMES ACROSS FRANKLIN, COFFEE AND GRUNDY COUNTIES.