SOME OF UNICOI COUNTY’S TOP INVESTIGATORS ARE IN MISSOURI TODAY TO TESTIFY AGAINST THE MOST ELUSIVE FUGITIVE IN THE COUNTY’S HISTORY. DARRELL TIPTON IS ON TRIAL IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI FOR ASSAULT. HE’S STILL FACING FEDERAL AND STATE CHARGES IN TENNESSEE. HE ELUDED THE UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR FIVE MONTHS BY HIDING OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE BEFORE BEING CAPTURED IN OCTOBER OF 2005.