Crossville
A truck driver was arrested Friday at the Pilot Travel Center in Crossville after he allegedly pointed a gun at another trucker for being parked too long at the pumps.
Crossville Police were dispatched to the Genesis Road truck stop for an altercation between two truckers involving a firearm.
According to surveillance video, 64-year-old David Lee Barnes, of Cookeville, retrieved a handgun from inside of his truck and extended it outside of the driver’s side door. He then appeared to rack the slide on the gun and point it at another trucker who called 911.
The victim told Crossville Police that an unidentified individual exited the Pilot and advised that Mr. Barnes had said that the victim had a flat tire. There is no indication in the Police report that the victim’s tire had actually been slashed.
Mr. Barnes was placed under arrest for Aggravated Assault and transported to the Cumberland County Justice Center. Pilot also wants him banned from the property.
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