Tennessee Couple Killed in Shootout in Texas After Trying to Smuggle $3M Worth of Cocaine

Published on May 15, 2024

A Tennessee couple hauling $3.4 million worth of cocaine was killed in a shootout with police following a traffic stop in the Texas Panhandle, according to authorities. The couple, whom police identified as Edward and Elizabeth Stevenson, had been under investigation by the Putnam County Sherriff’s Office drug unit in Cookeville, Tennessee, for selling illegal drugs. On May 9, a search warrant was issued after undercover officers purchased drugs from the duo. Detectives searched the couple’s home, where they found three-fourths of a pound of suspected methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl, body armor, multiple firearms, and ammunition, police said. During their search, detectives learned that Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson were driving a semi-truck with illegal drugs through Texas and that they were both armed....

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