Bristol man loses leg after trying to kill son with chainsaw

[mahatmakanejeeves]

This was at Richmond.com, but the incident occurred in Tennessee.

Bristol man loses leg after trying to kill son with chainsaw

The Bristol Herald Courier 3 hrs ago

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- A Bristol man had to have his leg amputated after his son ran over him with a lawnmower to defend himself.

On June 28, officers with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office were called out to a residence on Highway 421 in Bristol. When they arrived, a man was bleeding from his leg and his head, according to a press release.

A preliminary investigation showed the bleeding man, identified as Douglas Ferguson, 76, Bristol, had tried to attack his son with a running chainsaw while he was mowing the yard.

As Ferguson was attacking him, the son defended himself by running over his father with a lawn mower. The injuries on Ferguson were due to the lawn mower running him over, the release said. ... Detective said the two had a running feud. Ferguson ended up having to have his leg amputated.
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[MyOwnPeace]

1. This year's Thanksgiving dinner

should be interesting!

[Sneederbunk]

2. Rand, are you paying attention?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Another one of those families that put the fun back in dysfunctional.

[trixie2]

4. I need more information

Was the son cutting his dad's lawn? Did he just sneak over and do a vigilante mow job?

Maybe his dad is part of the local "lawn police" and didn't think the son was angling the mower and then alternating the angle on alternate weeks?

Maybe dad had a DUI for mowing while drunk?

[aeromanKC]

5. Almost a Darwin two'fer

Murrica giving us a crowded field this year.

[TEB]

6. Father's Day cards

Will be interesting

[AirmensMom]

7. Seriously,

this is the level of anger and stupidity we're up against around here.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Aw fuck. You used the head bang emoticon. Now I gotta find another.

[AirmensMom]

9. I would say

this is worthy of at least 2 head bangs. Go for it!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. But it does take away two votes for Trump. NT

[AirmensMom]

12. They always manage to vote, don't they? n/t

[marble falls]

10. Nothing like internal combustion engines to bring two generations together, and proves the old ...

adage: don't bring a chainsaw to a lawn tractor pull.