Joplin, MO – 1 August 2018 – Joplin police say a pair of repossessors went way too far Tuesday in their attempt to repossess a Dodge Durango. According to police, they chased its driver, rammed the vehicle and lifted it off the ground with the driver inside.
According to Captain Trevor Duncan, the altercation occurred just before 6 pm Tuesday at Ninth Street and Illinois Avenue.
According to Captain Duncan, two tow trucks operated by the repossessor began chasing Deshun O. Johnson, 32, of Carthage, as he was westbound on Seventh Street. Johnson turned south on Ohio Avenue and east on Ninth Street before matters came to a head at Illinois Avenue, where one of the repossessors tow trucks rammed the front passenger side of the Durango while the other blocked him in.
The repossessors then allegedly positioned their trucks at the front and back of the Durango and lifted it off the street with Johnson still inside. Duncan reported that the tow trucks still had the Durango lifted off the ground when officers arrived on the scene.
Captain Duncan reported that assault charges were being sought against both repossessors, along with a careless driving charge against the one who rammed Johnson’s vehicle. Jasper County Circuit Court records shows misdemeanor assault charges filed against Zachary M. Tolbert, 28, of Carl Junction, in connection with the incident but did not show any charge filed against the other operator, a 30-year-old man from Carterville.
Johnson, who hit his head on the driver’s side window when his vehicle was rammed, did not require immediate medical attention, according to Duncan.
It is unknown who the accused is employed with or whether or not they are a professional repossession agency.
Source: The Joplin Globe
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