If the person to be arrested has committed a felony, and a private person, after notice of the person's intention to make the arrest, is refused admittance, the arresting person may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house to make the arrest.
Arrest by private person — Notice of intention to make arrest — Use of force to enter dwelling house
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-112, under General Provisions.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-112