Posted on 03/13/2012 4:47:31 AM PDT by marktwain
HENDERSONVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
A neighbor armed with a shotgun who rushed in to stop a fight inside a Hendersonville apartment is facing his own set of charges.
Officers responded to a shots fired call at an apartment on Waterview Circle and determined that a man, identified as Charles Ferrell, 29, and a woman had been living together at the residence.
Police determined that Ferrell attacked the woman, causing some minor bodily injury. During the assault, the female victim was physically forced into a bedroom. Police said when she left the bedroom, she was physically assaulted and threatened with a knife.
"I'll never forget that scream," said neighbor Chase Jones. "This woman just screamed out, 'Oh, God, please help me. Somebody please help me'."
After speaking with a neighbor and listening to what was going on in the apartment, Jones said he was sure the woman's life was in danger.
"I got a shotgun out from under the bed and I ran down there," said Jones. "I thought I had a buckshot in the gun, and I shot at the doorknob to kick it open. It turned out to be a slug, and I just thought, 'Oh my goodness. Maybe I've done more harm than good'."
The bullet hit the floor, only feet from the victim and her attacker. Police said the shot caused Ferrell to bolt from the apartment, later being picked up by police.
Also arrested was Jones, who said two counts of reckless endangerment is a big problem for his family of fiance Kristen and their three-month-old son, Ashton Chase.
"It's really going to mess our lives up now," said Jones.
Neighbors said they were proud of Jones for what he did.
"He's a hero in this community," said neighbor Ashley Williams. "He may not think so,
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He will plead down from reckless endangerment to heroic protection
Yeah don’t you know police can do no wrong, us minor citizens can do no right.
I think this guy Jones watched too many cop movies.
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