TN Man Arrested for Allegedly Pulling Gun on Repossessor

“Boy, get my gun!”

Rutledge, TN – August 23, 2023 – A Tennessee Repo Man had the Mustang lifted when the borrower came out. Refusing to allow the agent to leave with it, he allegedly told a child to bring him his gun, which he did.

According to police reports, an unnamed repossession agent had arrived at a residence to repossess a 2005 Ford Mustang. He had successfully lifted the car when 55-year-old Robert Dwayne Bailey, emerged from the residence.

Bailey wasn’t having it and ordered the agent to leave the vehicle and get off his property. The agent advised Bailey that it wasn’t possible to leave the vehicle because it was already hooked up.

At this point, Bailey allegedly did what any reasonable adult would do, he ordered a child at the residence to bring him his gun. And doing what any good kid does, he allegedly brought it to him.

According to the repossessor, Bailey then racked a round into the chamber of the .45 pistol and told the agent to drop it or he would shoot him. Wisely, the agent complied.

Fleeing the scene of the incident, the agent called police reporting that he had video evidence of the incident. By the time deputy Todd Greene arrived at the scene of the incident, Bailey had fled in the Mustang.

TN Man Arrested for Allegedly Pulling Gun on Repossessor — Robert Dwayne Bailey, 55

Video evidence was handed over to Detective Marvin Braden who positively identified Bailey as the man with the gun.

Bailey was eventually located and arrested. He was booked into the Grainger County Detention Center and is facing charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and hindering secured creditors.

Yes, hindering secured creditors is a felony in the state of Tennessee. TN Man Arrested for Allegedly Pulling Gun on Repossessor – TN Man Arrested for Allegedly Pulling Gun on Repossessor

Source: Grainger Today