A Kingsport Man, Shot By A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper After Firing At The Officer, Has A Preliminary Hearing Set This Afternoon In Greene County General Sessions Court. 25 Year Old Kenneth Powell Is Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder. The Trooper Had Stopped To Help Powell Who Thought He Ran Out Of Gas On The Side Of The Road On Interstate 81 In Greene County. The Officer Determined The Vehicle Powell Was In Had Been Stolen Out Of Sullivan County. Powell Took Off, Ended Up In The Median And When The Trooper Approached His Vehicle, He Allegedly Started Firing At The Officer. The Trooper Returned Fire, Striking Powell. His Bond Is Set At 200-Thousand Dollars.