Tracy City man Charged with Aggravated Armed Robbery of Marathon Station in Pelham

February 16, 2022

Grundy County Sheriff’s investigators have charged Rodney C. Gilliam (41) of Tracy City with the February 8th aggravated armed robbery of the Marathon Station in Pelham.

Gilliam has also been charged in Chattanooga with armed robbery.

He is also a suspect in several armed robberies in Coffee County, Franklin County, Giles County and Jackson County, AL. Area law enforcement agencies are working together to solve these crimes. Gilliam is currently being held in the Hamilton County Jail.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (30 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,917 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.