An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Claiborne County man accused in connection to an attempted murder that occurred in Hancock County.

In August, at the request of 3^rd Judicial District Attorney General Dan Armstrong, TBI agents began investigating an assault involving Colby Seals. Agents learned that on August 24^th, Seals was involved in a physical altercation with another man in a parking lot along Main Street in Sneedville. The investigation revealed that Seals continued to strike the victim even after he lost consciousness, critically injuring him.

On October 6^th, a Hancock County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Colby Seals with Attempted Second Degree Murder. He was arrested and booked into the Hancock County Jail on a $100,000 bond.