A Carpenters Chapel Road man, who allegedly attempted to run down a sheriff's deputy with a car before leading officers on a Saturday afternoon chase into a Greeneville hospital, is facing multiple charges today.

Mack Anderson Lewis, 29, of 30 Carpenters Chapel Road, Mosheim, was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the incident in which Lewis allegedly attempted to back over Deputy Sheriff Roy Milton with a 2006 Dodge Charger that Lewis allegedly had taken without permission, according to an arrest warrant.

Det. Sgt. Jeff Morgan said Deputy Milton had observed the Dodge on the East Andrew Johnson Highway on Saturday afternoon and attempted to stop the vehicle because it matched the description of a car the had been reported taken without permission the pervious night.

The car turned off the East Andrew Johnson Highway onto Haynes Boulevard and pulled to a stop in a parking lot behind the Greene Villa Motel.

But as Deputy Milton was speaking with the driver, Morgan said, he saw the driver begin reaching between the car's seats.

As a result, Morgan said, Deputy Milton began backing away out of concern for his safety.

"That's when things started to go south," Det. Sgt. Morgan said.

The driver, later identified as Lewis, put the car into reverse gear and allegedly attempted to back over Deputy Milton, Det. Sgt. Morgan said.

In self defense, Morgan said, Deputy Milton fired several shots from his pistol into the car, but the vehicle managed to speed away despite having sustained two flat tires.

No injuries were reported in connection with the incident.

The car was later found by other officers abandoned in the parking lot of the Okee Dokee Market on Tusculum Boulevard.

Police radio transmissions indicated that Lewis fled on foot into nearby Laughlin Memorial Hospital after abandoning the car.

Morgan said deputies and Greeneville police arrested Lewis near a loading dock behind Laughlin Memorial Hospital after he exited the building.

Arrest warrants filed by a Deputy Milton indicated that he charged Lewis with DUI, the second offense of driving on a revoked license and felony evading arrest.

One arrest warrant alleged that Lewis admitted during questioning that he had smoked crack cocaine prior to the incident.

Bond for Lewis was set at $23,000 and he was scheduled to appear today in General Sessions Court.