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A Tennessee man is dealing with prices after he allegedly opened hearth on a household that was sledding within the snow, purporting that the household was on his property.
Benjamin Cook is dealing with six counts of aggravated assault in reference to the capturing, in keeping with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Additional prices might be filed pending the result of the investigation.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned deputies responded to the 6300 block of Stoney River Drive on Friday following a report {that a} man was capturing at a household of six enjoying exterior within the snow.
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Preliminary info from the scene confirmed that the dad and mom and their 4 youngsters walked down the road to go sledding down a hill of their neighborhood, deputies mentioned.
But at round 11:30 a.m., the household mentioned they heard gunshots coming from the route of a home down the hill close to the 10400 block of Birchwood Pike. The mom mentioned she noticed snow fly up from the bottom simply a few ft from her one-year-old son.
The dad and mom instantly appeared within the route of the place the photographs have been coming from and yelled at a person, later recognized as Cook, to cease capturing. The man claimed the household was on his property, however the household responded that they weren’t on his property.
A person is dealing with prices after he allegedly opened hearth on a household that was sledding within the snow. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
The household then gathered their belongings and went dwelling earlier than reporting the incident to authorities.
Deputies responded to the shooter’s home and spoke to Cook. They additionally obtained photos from a neighbor exhibiting Cook in matching clothes strolling by the woods carrying a black rifle slung throughout his again.
Cook was then arrested on aggravated assault prices.
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An investigation additionally revealed that the household was not on Cook’s property when he started capturing. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
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An investigation additionally revealed that the household was not on Cook’s property when he started capturing.
A search warrant was executed at Cook’s dwelling, the place a number of rifles have been discovered inside.
