Truck stop disturbance leads to aggravated assault arrest

A 70-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested during a physical disturbance at a local truck stop in the 1200 block of South Hillcrest Drive at 11:58 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers were dispatched to the location for the disturbance and contacted William John Allen. Allen reportedly admitted he acquired a large tool bar and threatened to beat the victim with it.

The victim told officers Allen raised the bar but never swung at him, saying he would have run if Allen had done so rather than be struck in the head.

Allen was charged with second degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond was set at $30,000, and he remained in jail Thursday.