FIELDALE, Va. – UPDATE: AUGUST 14
Three men are facing charges after an incident in the Fieldale area of Henry County on Sunday, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
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On Sunday, Aug, 13 around 8:12 p.m., authorities said they took a call from a woman who reported an intoxicated driver in Fieldale.
The caller reported that the person was operating a white Dodge Charger when they hit several mailboxes. She also told authorities that two others were in an altercation with the driver.
Henry County deputies and Virginia State Police responded to the scene and said they determined that the three people involved were 59-year-old Dempsey Martin, 68-year-old Allen Parks, and 77-year-old Joe Patton. Martin was said to be the person driving the Dodge Charger.
After further investigation, police said they learned that Martin hit a mailbox, then came to a stop in the Dodge Charger.
When the vehicle came to a stop, Parks shot at the vehicle, according to authorities.
We’re told Parks and Patton then approached the vehicle with Martin still inside, then assaulted him.
Martin is being held at the Henry County Adult Detention Center on a driving while intoxicated charge, authorities said.
Parks and Patton are also being held at the Henry County Adult Detention Center and both face an unlawful wounding charge, according to the Sheriff. In addition, Parks is facing a “shoot at an occupied vehicle” charge.
Anyone with details about the incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463).
ORIGINAL STORY
One man is hurt and two others are behind bars following a shooting incident Sunday night, according to Henry County Sheriff Wayne Davis.
Davis says the incident unfolded at the intersection of Dale Avenue and Chadmore Drive in Fieldale.
According to reporting by BTW21, a man was driving in a white Dodge Charger on Chadmore Drive yelling “absurdities.”
A resident then pulled out a handgun and fired multiple rounds, although it is unclear where he shot at, authorities said. No one involved was hit when shots were fired.
Soon after, a second person “got the driver of the vehicle out and assaulted him,” according to authorities. Davis says the man will face charges.
At some point, the vehicle hit at least one mailbox, the sheriff’s office reports.
The driver has been taken into custody and was charged with driving under the influence.
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