Jimmy Dan Stanford
A Fruitland Park man was arrested after allegedly using a gun to threaten a tow truck driver all by way of a car repossession.
The tow truck driver went Tuesday to repossess a black Chevy Path Blazer On The house of 61-yr-previous Jimmy Dan Stanford at 1817 Fruitland Park Blvd., Based mostly on an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Stanford’s spouse initially spoke to the tow truck driver. Stanford acquired here out later, produced a small black revolver and tprevious the tow truck driver To not come onto the property. The tow truck driver immediately put his car into reverse and left the scene. As he pulled away, he might nonetheless see Stanford pointing the gun at him, the report said.
The tow truck driver tprevious deputies he was “terribly fearful” that Stanford was going To make the most of the gun on him.
Stanford tprevious deputies he had argued with the tow truck driver, however denied threatening him with a gun. Stanford claimed There have been no firearms Of their house. However, his spouse went in to The house, retrieved the gun and handed it over to deputies.
Stanford was arrested on a cost of aggravated assault with a lethal weapon. He was booked On the Lake County Jail on $5,000 bond.