A chainsaw-wielding landscaper held off a driver with a knife during a road-rage incident reported to police here.
Murfreesboro Police Officer Jacob Lamb was dispatched to meet with motorist Dawn Jones of Murfreesboro around 11:30 a.m. CT Tuesday. The victim told police that she had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting a vehicle in front of her, and the driver got out and started yelling at her.
“The suspect was inside his car and got a knife out,” according to the police report. “He then got out of the car and started yelling at her while waving the knife.”
Jones and her niece stayed in the car, but two men nearby were trimming trees, saw the incident and came over to defuse the situation, Lamb said.
“The suspect then began coming toward them with a knife and threatened to stab them,” according to the officer’s report. “Michael Wilson then grabbed a chainsaw to defend himself and the suspect retreated.” William Wilson accompanied him; both are Murfreesboro residents.
They were able to record the suspect’s the license-plate information, and he was identified as Justin Conners, 25, of Murfreesboro. Lamb said he obtained warrants for aggravated assault and felony reckless endangerment for Conners.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Conners was not listed among the inmates in Rutherford County Jail.
