Man who attempted ‘suicide by cop’ pleads

Aug. 31—The Kentucky man who led Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase, crashed into a pursuing deputy's car and pointed an object at troopers as if he was armed in a "suicide by cop" attempt pleaded guilty in Criminal Court to a lesser charge. Jerome Scott Peden, 48, was originally charged with attempted first-degree murder and evading arrest. Since the Sept. 4, 2021, …