I’m sure you read a lot of articles about some pretty weird things happening daily. But how many reports have you read about a guy who shot a crossbow and a BB gun at a passing car, and when police arrested him, he bit one of them in the knee?
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, John G J Winschel was booked on June 29 at 8:54 pm after exactly that happened. Currently, there does appear to be a bond review hearing scheduled for July 7, and he was charged with various felonies.
While there are no images of the initial incident that sparked the arrest, according to FOX 2, the car that he hit with the two projectiles was severely damaged. The driver was reported not to have been injured.
What’s really interesting is that the cops had been called two different times in the past for having issues with the same driver. It wasn’t made clear exactly what sort of situation was going on between the victim and the suspect.
A Crossbow Wasn’t Enough Apparently
The 50-year-old suspect had apparently been firing a crossbow at a vehicle that had been passing by. Unsatisfied, he took out a BB gun and shot at the car as well.
Shortly after this escalation, officers were able to arrest Wincshel at his home, but not before he attempted to pull out his BB gun again and fire. Fortunately, one of the officers tackled him to the ground before anything actually happened.
Things didn’t end there because while he was being arrested, he bit one of the officers in the knee and left a red mark. All of that information put together must have been pretty confusing for the officers on the scene.
The Suspect Was Charged With Felonies
John G J Winschel was charged with assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, resisting arrest for a felony, assault of the 3rd degree, assault of the 4th degree, and property damage.
All rolled up, he is looking at up to 35 years in prison spent for doing such weird things.
It is unclear if he has been charged with criminal activity in the past that could change this potential sentence. All suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.