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Bristol man loses leg after trying to kill son with chainsaw [View all]
This was at Richmond.com, but the incident occurred in Tennessee.
Bristol man loses leg after trying to kill son with chainsaw
The Bristol Herald Courier 3 hrs ago
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- A Bristol man had to have his leg amputated after his son ran over him with a lawnmower to defend himself.
On June 28, officers with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office were called out to a residence on Highway 421 in Bristol. When they arrived, a man was bleeding from his leg and his head, according to a press release.
A preliminary investigation showed the bleeding man, identified as Douglas Ferguson, 76, Bristol, had tried to attack his son with a running chainsaw while he was mowing the yard.
As Ferguson was attacking him, the son defended himself by running over his father with a lawn mower. The injuries on Ferguson were due to the lawn mower running him over, the release said. ... Detective said the two had a running feud. Ferguson ended up having to have his leg amputated.
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The Bristol Herald Courier 3 hrs ago
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- A Bristol man had to have his leg amputated after his son ran over him with a lawnmower to defend himself.
On June 28, officers with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office were called out to a residence on Highway 421 in Bristol. When they arrived, a man was bleeding from his leg and his head, according to a press release.
A preliminary investigation showed the bleeding man, identified as Douglas Ferguson, 76, Bristol, had tried to attack his son with a running chainsaw while he was mowing the yard.
As Ferguson was attacking him, the son defended himself by running over his father with a lawn mower. The injuries on Ferguson were due to the lawn mower running him over, the release said. ... Detective said the two had a running feud. Ferguson ended up having to have his leg amputated.
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