Man decapitates himself in front of deputies, firefighters after domestic dispute in Yorktown
News Channel 3 ^ | 9-2-11 | Staff
Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2011 1:24:16 PM
A man is dead after decapitating himself following a domestic dispute in Yorktown outside of Willow Lakes housing development.
Yorktown sheriff deputies initially responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Nathan Place and learned the man had left before they arrived. A few minutes later, a utility trailer was reported on fire nearby at the intersection of Holmes Blvd and Wolftrap Rd.
When deputies and firefighters arrived, they found the man inside the white Ford Explorer that had been towing the trailer.
The man had apparently set the trailer on fire and refused to leave the SUV.
A Fire Dept. officer noticed a cable attached to a nearby tree and wrapped around the neck of the driver.
When deputies tried to get the man to leave the Explorer, he rapidly accelerated the SUV and was pulled from the vehicle and decapitated. The Explorer came to rest approximately 150 yards further down Holmes Blvd.
Deputies are withholding the man’s name pending notification of his family, but say he was 46-years-old and most recently had been living in Chicago. He had just moved to Yorktown just a few days before the incident.
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News Channel 3 ^ | 9-2-11 | Staff
Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2011 1:24:16 PM
A man is dead after decapitating himself following a domestic dispute in Yorktown outside of Willow Lakes housing development.
Yorktown sheriff deputies initially responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Nathan Place and learned the man had left before they arrived. A few minutes later, a utility trailer was reported on fire nearby at the intersection of Holmes Blvd and Wolftrap Rd.
When deputies and firefighters arrived, they found the man inside the white Ford Explorer that had been towing the trailer.
The man had apparently set the trailer on fire and refused to leave the SUV.
A Fire Dept. officer noticed a cable attached to a nearby tree and wrapped around the neck of the driver.
When deputies tried to get the man to leave the Explorer, he rapidly accelerated the SUV and was pulled from the vehicle and decapitated. The Explorer came to rest approximately 150 yards further down Holmes Blvd.
Deputies are withholding the man’s name pending notification of his family, but say he was 46-years-old and most recently had been living in Chicago. He had just moved to Yorktown just a few days before the incident.
(Excerpt) Read more at wtkr.com ...
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