Hawkins (TN) deputies look for heavy woman who attacked Bulls Gap restaurant employee with catfish

Kingsport Times News ^ | March 6, 2007 | Jeff Bobo

[don-o]

BULLS GAP - The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office is looking for a "blond heavy frame female" who allegedly attacked a restaurant employee with a catfish Friday evening in Bulls Gap.

HCSO Cpl. David Lafollette responded to Di's Diner, 401 Highway 11-E, Bulls Gap, shortly after the incident occurred around 7 p.m. Friday.

Diner employee Tina Henry and owner Dwight Jenkins told the deputy that a stocky blond female standing 5 feet 5 inches or 5 feet 6 inches tall attempted to stuff a catfish dinner in her purse and then pay her bill without paying for the catfish dinner.

"Tina states that as the suspect was paying, they told her she would have to pay for the dinner in her purse," Lafollette stated in his report. "She (the suspect) then became mad, throwing money at the cash register. The suspect then walked outside, and Tina and Dwight followed.

"The suspect then threw the fish out of her purse at Tina, hitting her in the back."

Henry was not injured in the catfish attack, but the catfish dinner was ruined. The dinner had a price tag of $7.99.

Witnesses said there was a man with the female suspect, but he wasn't involved in the catfish attack or theft. The man did, however, flee with the female suspect in the getaway vehicle, a red and black F-250 pickup.

Witnesses were able to provide deputies with two possible license plate numbers, but one came back not on file and the other matched a green 2001 Suzuki.

The female suspect is potentially facing theft and assault charges.

Anyone with information about the catfish assailant is asked to contact the HCSO at 272-4848.

[don-o]

How much stopping power are we talking about here?

[deport]

Somehow this article seems a little fishy.......

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Don't mean to carp but this sounds fishy.

[mikeus_maximus]

LOL! Only in Tennessee!

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Beat me by a whisker.

[Cheapskate]

"Say Hello to my leittle FRiend

[savedbygrace]

Henry was not injured in the catfish attack, but the catfish dinner was ruined.

LOL!

Local writer understands what's important here.

[trisham]

Diner employee Tina Henry and owner Dwight Jenkins told the deputy that a stocky blond female standing 5 feet 5 inches or 5 feet 6 inches tall

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They don't have to worry about a repeat offense. After this kind of publicity, this woman will never show her face (or stocky figure) in public again.

[billhilly]

"The man did, however, flee with the female suspect in the getaway vehicle, a red and black F-250 pickup."

He must have been a "fraidy cat."

[albee]

"Well. Aren't we the sophisticates today. Too bad we can't spell!"

Too bad "we" don't understand singular from plural.

[sergeantdave]

Probably get her for discharging a catfish within 500 ft. of an occupied building.

[Aquinasfan]

Henry was not injured in the catfish attack, but the catfish dinner was ruined.

What about the five second rule?

[don-o]

What about the five second rule?

Which is......?

[gate2wire]

They can have my catfish when they pry it from my cold dead hand.

[Lurker]

The fish was a salted and battered.

Then it was fried.

Yum.

L

[Pablo64]

It's Bush's fault.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Food Fight.

[Rockiette]

From the description, it sounds like Mrs. Clinton had a bad temper day, she was seen leaving the area with catfish bits in her hair, more at ten.

[MinuteGal]

She'll probably be charged with a fishdemeanor....perhaps as-smelt and bass-ery.

She'll get maybe 30 days in the tank or one year of public porpoise.

She's no brain sturgeon, and she shouldn't skate, but her choice of weaponry makes for a very finny story.

Please tuna me in if you hear any moray on this case.

Leni

[Junior]

Lots of fishy-women stories of late. I'm far too much of a gentleman to take advantage of the situation for purely mirthful reasons.

That, and I'm afraid they'd ban me...