Tennessee man loses leg after his son ran him over with a lawn mower when he attacked him with a chainsaw
Douglas Ferguson, 76
Posted on 10/13/2018 11:24:08 AM PDT by ETL
A chainsaw-wielding Tennessee father had to have his leg amputated after his son ran him over with a lawn mower, police said.
Officers were called to a home in Bristol, Tennessee, on June 28 and found Douglas Ferguson, 76, bleeding from his head and leg, according to a press release from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
A preliminary investigation indicated that he tried to attack his son with a running chainsaw while his son mowed the yard. His son, who was not identified, ran over his father with the lawn mower as a way to defend himself.
Detectives said the father and son had an ongoing feud.
Ferguson was charged with attempted second-degree murder and violating probation. It's unclear whether he has a lawyer.
The Bristol Herald Courier reported that a warrant for Ferguson could not be served until Tuesday because of the severity of his injuries.
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Douglas Ferguson, 76
File this one under: “Irresistible Headlines You Know You’re Going To Regret Clicking”
Tennessee? I assume they were arguing over Taylor Swift.
Anything to get out of lawn work.
Detectives said the father and son had an ongoing feud.
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Those detectives are really good.
Dang ol dang ol moonshine..
Wow. They really go full-throttle with the family quarrels down in Tennessee. I suspect one was for Swift and the other for Kanye.
Just hire someone.
I am having a very DIFFICULT time gigouring out the machincs of this event.
The father goes after the kid with a chainsaw. The son somehow WIELDS the lawnmower and cuts the leg off?
Talk about dysfunctional family.
Only in America.
Dementia
Sounds like an argument over best gardening practices
Don’t bring a chainsaw to a lawnmower fight.
Maybe, but their power tools were working just fine.
Looks like the old man’s child abuse finally caught up with him, the kid just wasn’t going to take it any longer.
Then he tied his father's limb to the ball hitch to drag it to the hospital. The father exclaimed 'son, you've got to be pulling my leg'.
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