CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville man was arrested Saturday for allegedly shooting another man in the leg.
According to an arrest warrant, police found the victim on the ground outside his home on Jordan Road around 2:15 a.m. He had a gunshot wound on his left leg.
Witnesses said the victim was near a vehicle when they heard a loud sound and the victim fell to the ground. They told police they saw the suspect, 27-year-old Robert Dortch, speed away from the scene in a vehicle.
The witnesses said Dortch had left the residence earlier, then reappeared and in a vehicle and got into an argument with the victim seconds before he was shot.
Dortch was identified in a photo lineup. He was charged with aggravated assault and his bond was set at $150,000.