TV Weatherman Shot With Crossbow

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Updated: 6/06/2012 9:18 am
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Police say a TV weatherman in Tennessee was wounded by a bolt from a crossbow during a break-in at his home by a man he once lived with who has been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

The Johnson City Press reports that police say 53-year-old Gerald D. Taylor was arrested in the Monday morning attack on Rob Williams, a weatherman at WJHL-TV.

Williams told police he ran from his Johnson City home after the 4 a.m. attack and said Taylor also fired a pistol at him, but missed.

Police said they found Taylor at a boat dock near Williams' house with a pistol in his hand and arrested him.

Williams says he and Taylor had been living together until recently, and an order of protection had been served.

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Ammys2Cuties - 6/6/2012 12:14 PM
1 Vote
Oh, btw...there is NEVER 'humour' in domestic violence and there was nothing humourous in my initial remark. Yours on the other hand sounded sort of, oh I don't know - perhaps, "snobbish" in the sort of a "I am a better person" way.

Ammys2Cuties - 6/6/2012 12:07 PM
1 Vote
I do not need a 'high horse'...I have a pedestal! LOL!

Ammys2Cuties - 6/6/2012 12:05 PM
1 Vote
justifying or back-stepping?

VoiceOfReason2 - 6/5/2012 3:36 PM
4 Votes
Are you people kidding me? I made a light hearted commit about a topic that has been in the headlines of late. I attacked no one or no group. I was making the point that this type of issue crosses all lines- racial, orientation, ethnic and socioeconomic in what I thought was a humorous way. Apparently not. It is funny how self righteous people can be looking down their nose pretending they are these social and moral beacons of light. exlt81, after you have given 20% of your income to a church of your choice, spent your weekends doing community service, volunteered for some noble cause then you can make your snobbish "I am a better person" commits.

1excincy - 6/5/2012 3:29 PM
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I agree, exlt. For example, negative incidents in churches are more often than not turned into an attack on the entire Christian community. Sad, isn't it?

Jetaguy45230 - 6/5/2012 2:45 PM
1 Vote
Maybe we'll be surprised if the rate of divorce among gays turns out to be lower than heterosexuals. Just maybe. It could happen.

exlt81 - 6/5/2012 2:12 PM
4 Votes
hard to imagine a person being so rude as to turn this incident into an attack on an entire group of people...

VoiceOfReason2 - 6/5/2012 1:00 PM
5 Votes
Oh yea, Ammys2Cuties, get off your high horse. I have seen plenty of more offensive statements in your postings compared to this failed attempt at humor.

VoiceOfReason2 - 6/5/2012 12:57 PM
3 Votes
No worse, just higher numbers. Larger pool of domestic disputes.

mickgirl - 6/5/2012 11:48 AM
9 Votes
Domestic Violence has nothing to do with marriage-it crosses all lines- racial, orientation, ethnic and socioeconomic
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