Fugitive arrested in Monroe County

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WVLT) — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office on Thursday arrested a fugitive wanted on several outstanding warrants.

Jerry Douglas Ellis was arrested at a Towee Falls Road house.

Investigators said Ellis had been on the run for several weeks in the Coker. Creek area of Tellico Plains.

Ellis faces charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, felony evading, resisting arrest, theft over $1,000 and criminal trespassing.