CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A Clarksville man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly attempting to shoot a man during an altercation.
An arrest warrant says that a physical fight occurred between 58-year-old Bobby Wayne Meadows Sr. and Jason Spriggs on Jan. 28 at Friendly Tire shop on Madison Street.
The investigation revealed that Spriggs punched Meadows and they began fighting. During the fight, Meadows pulled out a 9mm handgun and fired a shot at Spriggs.
The shot missed and the gun jammed. Spriggs was able to get the gun away from Meadows, but Meadows then pulled out a .22 caliber handgun from his pocket and pointed it at Spriggs.
Spriggs said he pointed the 9mm at Meadows in self-defense and walked to the nearby Sudden Service.
When Spriggs left, Meadows reportedly used a tire iron to slash two of the tires on Spriggs’ Ford F-150 and then struck the windshield.
The estimated cost of the damage to the vehicle was more than $500.
Police said that during an interview, Meadows told them he would have killed Spriggs had the gun not jammed. He also said he did not see Spriggs with a weapon.
The report did not state what the men had been fighting about originally.
Meadows was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and vandalism. His bond was set at $251,000.