A man whose truck was repossessed Oct. 15 fired shots at the repo man, then chased him down and took the truck back. But then sheriff's deputies chased the offender down and arrested him at gunpoint, according to reports.
James Edward Mock Jr., 42, Carolina Trail, was charged with reckless conduct and simple assault, said Bulloch County Sheriff's Sgt. Tracy Miller in an incident report.
The complainant called the sheriff's office after having a little trouble repossessing a white 2005 Ford F-250 from Mock's home. He told Miller he went to the Carolina Trail address with " proper paperwork" to repossess the truck, verified the vehicle identification number to ensure he had the right truck, and hooked the truck up to his wrecker.
He was lifting the truck when Mock came outside and fired a gun, he told Miller, but he drove off anyway.
The complainant made it to Williams Road and was traveling across Veteran's Memorial Parkway when "a Ford Explorer then pulled in front of the wrecker and slammed on brakes," reports stated.
When the repossessor stopped the wrecker to avoid striking the Explorer, Mock got out of the passenger's side of the vehicle and demanded the wrecker driver to " drop the truck as he yelled to the other vehicle ... 'get my gun,'" Miller stated in the report.
The wrecker driver tried explaining to Mock that he has repo papers to pick the truck up, but after Mock yelled for the driver of the Explorer to get his gun, he lowered the wrecker so Mock could get the truck, Miller said.
Mock "jumped in, drove the vehicle off the wrecker and left the area along with the Ford Explorer," reports said.
Miller met with the wrecker driver on Williams Road near the Veteran's Memorial Parkway intersection and was talking to the driver when the driver of the Explorer reappeared, turning onto Williams Road. At the same time, Mock, in the F-250, "approached the bypass off Williams Road," reports stated.
Miller heard the driver of the Explorer, who was not identified in reports, yell to Mock "Go, go, go!" and Mock turned right onto Veteran's Memorial Parkway, heading towards Westside Road, he said.
Miller gave pursuit and caught up with Mock, stopping him. As Miller approached Mock he "ordered (him) out of the vehicle at gunpoint due to ... the offender had already shot a gun earlier," he said.
Bulloch County Sheriff's Inv. Jared Akins arrived at the scene and handcuffed Mock, charging him with reckless conduct and simple assault. Mock was taken to the Bulloch County Jail and later released on bond, according to jail records.
James Edward Mock Jr., 42, Carolina Trail, was charged with reckless conduct and simple assault, said Bulloch County Sheriff's Sgt. Tracy Miller in an incident report.
The complainant called the sheriff's office after having a little trouble repossessing a white 2005 Ford F-250 from Mock's home. He told Miller he went to the Carolina Trail address with " proper paperwork" to repossess the truck, verified the vehicle identification number to ensure he had the right truck, and hooked the truck up to his wrecker.
He was lifting the truck when Mock came outside and fired a gun, he told Miller, but he drove off anyway.
The complainant made it to Williams Road and was traveling across Veteran's Memorial Parkway when "a Ford Explorer then pulled in front of the wrecker and slammed on brakes," reports stated.
When the repossessor stopped the wrecker to avoid striking the Explorer, Mock got out of the passenger's side of the vehicle and demanded the wrecker driver to " drop the truck as he yelled to the other vehicle ... 'get my gun,'" Miller stated in the report.
The wrecker driver tried explaining to Mock that he has repo papers to pick the truck up, but after Mock yelled for the driver of the Explorer to get his gun, he lowered the wrecker so Mock could get the truck, Miller said.
Mock "jumped in, drove the vehicle off the wrecker and left the area along with the Ford Explorer," reports said.
Miller met with the wrecker driver on Williams Road near the Veteran's Memorial Parkway intersection and was talking to the driver when the driver of the Explorer reappeared, turning onto Williams Road. At the same time, Mock, in the F-250, "approached the bypass off Williams Road," reports stated.
Miller heard the driver of the Explorer, who was not identified in reports, yell to Mock "Go, go, go!" and Mock turned right onto Veteran's Memorial Parkway, heading towards Westside Road, he said.
Miller gave pursuit and caught up with Mock, stopping him. As Miller approached Mock he "ordered (him) out of the vehicle at gunpoint due to ... the offender had already shot a gun earlier," he said.
Bulloch County Sheriff's Inv. Jared Akins arrived at the scene and handcuffed Mock, charging him with reckless conduct and simple assault. Mock was taken to the Bulloch County Jail and later released on bond, according to jail records.