(KATV, Source: Baxter Co. Sheriff's Office) Sheriff's Deputies responded to
a violent disturbance at a home on River Acres Drive in Salesville and made one
arrest on felony assault charges. At about 3:06 a.m. Tuesday, deputies
were sent to that address in response to a call reporting that two persons had
barricaded themselves into a bedroom of the residence because they were being
pursued and threatened by another man who was wielding a knife. While
enroute, deputies were notified that the aggressor was attempting to force
entry into the bedroom.
Deputies that arrived on the
scene observed a man attempting to force his way into a room of the home.
This man, later identified as 46 year old Randy Wilson of Tumbling Shoals,
Arkansas, was taken into custody.
At the time of his arrest, Wilson did not have
any knives or weapons on his person, but he later told deputies that he had put
the knives away in the kitchen drawer. Officers found two large butcher knives.
Both of the victims hiding
inside the bedroom, one of them being Wilson's
wife, told deputies that Randy
Wilson had chased his wife down the hallway attempting to stab
her with the knives. Wilson
also allegedly threatened to shoot the victims. Deputies observed marks
on the bedroom door consistent with someone having jabbed a knife
or similar object into the door.
Randy Wilson was transported to the Baxter County
Detention Center and incarcerated on felony charges of:
Aggravated Assault on Family
or Household Member
Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree
Randy Wilson remains incarcerated pending the
posting of $25,000 bond, with an appearance in Circuit Court set for December 6th.
There were no physical injuries reported.
