Kodak Hotel Clerk Robbed at Knifepoint

Police are searching for a suspect who reportedly used a knife to rob the clerk of a Kodak hotel on Monday.

According to the Sevierville Police Department, a man robbed the Comfort Inn and Suites at 161 W. Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak, Tenn. at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

A witness told police officers that a white male came into the business, brandished a knife and demanded money from the clerk. He took an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register and fled the scene, perhaps in a red or maroon 2000’s model Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’6″ tall, dressed in black clothes, black baseball cap and gloves.

No one was injured during the robbery.

Anyone with information about the Comfort Inn robbery should contact Detective Kevin Bush with the Sevierville Police Department at 865-868-1748.