Florida man Patrick Scruggs — a former assistant lawyer for the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace in Tampa — went berserk Tuesday morning, repeatedly stabbing a person with a pocket knife. The 35-year-old gentleman then tried to stab two different individuals, who received away. He and his victims had been concerned in a automobile crash on the Howard Franklin Bridge.
His stabbing spree despatched one individual to the hospital with severe accidents and prompted main delays for hours on the bridge. (See information video under, posted by 10 Tampa Bay.)
From WTSP:
Throughout their investigation, troopers stated they discovered a 35-year-old man had stopped within the journey lanes and was slumped over for an “unknown cause” inside his automobile. Then, a 40-year-old man driving alongside the bridge noticed the person slumped over and looking out unwell, so he and his spouse stopped their automobile in entrance of him to see if he was okay, FHP stated.
The 40-year-old could not get contained in the 35-year-old’s automobile, so he went again to his automobile in an effort to discover one thing to interrupt the window and assist him. Earlier than he might try this, nonetheless, troopers stated the 35-year-old man got here to and began driving ahead.
However moderately than getting again on the highway and on his means, troopers stated the 35-year-old first hit the couple’s automobile, then reversed and tried to go round, solely to crash into Scruggs’ automobile as he drove previous the incident.
Troopers say Scruggs stopped his automobile, received out, went as much as the 35-year-old’s automobile, broke the window and commenced stabbing him a number of instances with a pocket knife.
The couple, nonetheless on the crash, rushed in to assist the 35-year-old, however Scruggs reportedly tried to stab them, too, in keeping with FHP. The couple was capable of get away with out being harmed.
Evidently, Scruggs, who had been with the U.S. Legal professional’s workplace for practically 11 years earlier than becoming a member of an Atlanta regulation agency in Could, is now with no job. He was “charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault and housebreaking of an occupied conveyance,” in keeping with WTSP, and was “booked into the Pinellas County Jail.”
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