Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The pilot involved in a 2021 Sevier County helicopter crash that killed one person has been indicted for reckless homicide.
Police say in December of 2021, Matthew Jones was flying in Sevier County with one passenger before crashing along Hooper Highway near Apple Tree Lane.
A National Transportation Safety Board report states Jones ignored warnings from employees at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport service center not to fly due to rapidly changing weather conditions in the area.
According to the report, Jones and the passenger crashed within an hour of taking off. In the past, Jones had been indicted for flight-related offenses.
Jones will be arraigned on April 1 at 9:00 a.m.
