CRIMEJul 6 · 21:06 UTCWSMV4 NASHVILLEDiana Rocco

Man arrested after alleged axe attack, threats at Percy Priest Lake, police say

A man was arrested after allegedly swinging an axe and making racial slurs at another man at Percy Priest Lake. Police found an axe and a crack pipe in the suspect's truck, and he later threatened officers while hospitalized. A witness described the suspect as disheveled and living in his car.

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