BRADLEY COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE

2290 Blythe Ave.

Cleveland, TN 37311
(423) 728-7300
Sheriff Eric Watson

MEDIA RELEASE
Date: November 28, 2017

CLEVELAND, TN- A standoff at a residence located at 173 Royal Oaks Drive has resulted in multiple
charges for a couple.

Earlier today at approximately 8:47 a.m. a suspicious vehicle in the Royal Oaks sub-division was reported
to the Bradley County 911 Communications Center. The caller advised a truck was in the roadway in front
of her residence with two individuals inside the vehicle.

Patrol Deputy Chris Shope arrived in the area and located a male and female around the vehicle described
to the 911 Center. When running the license tag displayed on the vehicle, Shope was advised the tag was
displayed on the wrong vehicle. Upon running the vehicles identification number (V.I.N.), Shope was
informed the truck was stolen out of Cherokee County, GA. As Shope approached the male, who was
standing on the passenger side of the vehicle, the male produced a handgun, held the gun towards the
females head, and forcibly entered into 173 Royal Drive by breaking out a window and kicking in the
front-door.

Our agency immediately activated the deployment of S.W.A.T. and hostage negotiators to the scene of the
incident. Negotiators were able to make contact with the male inside the residence, and negotiated the safe
release of the homeowner who was barricaded inside a bedroom. The homeowner was safely evacuated
after crawling from the bedroom window. After multiple hours of negotiations, SWAT personnel gained
entry inside the residence which led to the arrests of the male and female.

Investigators have been able to determine the male and female are boyfriend and girlfriend, and are NOT
married as stated in earlier interviews.

The male has been identified as Mark Clayton Cain, 38, of Chattanooga, TN who faces the following
charges;
Aggravated Kidnapping (x2)
Aggravated Burglary
Theft over $1,000 (Possession of Stolen Property)
Fugitive from Justice
Our agency has learned that Cain is wanted on multiple outstanding criminal warrants from the states
of North Carolina and Georgia to include Felony Larceny, Theft by Receiving Stolen Property, and
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

The female has been identified as Andrea L. Pridgen, 32, of Lake Waccamaw, NC who has been charged
with;
Theft over $1,000 (Possession of Stolen Property)

The homeowner who was safely evacuated from her residence has been identified as the caller who
reported the suspicious vehicle to the Bradley County 911 Center.

Multiple agencies responded to the scene and assisted our agency to include A.T.F., Department of
Homeland Security, Bradley County Emergency Management Agency, 10th Judicial District Attorneys
Office, Bradley County Fire Department, Bradley County Emergency Medical Services, and Constable
Brent Runyons.

Submitted by,
Director James E. Bradford, Jr.
Communications Division