Amarillo Police Dept.
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Amarillo Police responded to a vehicle accident report around 12:33am, in the 1100 block of N. Taylor in Amarillo.  The officers were advised that one of the people in the accident had a handgun, so they responded quickly to catch up with the man, before some really crazy stuff happened.

Officers found a 1999 Mercury Cougar that had struck a tree on N. Taylor street, and had extensive front end damage.

There was 1 person in the vehicle, and as officers approached, they could see a handgun laying in the seat next to the man.

APD:

They took the driver, Robert James Marshall, BM age 45 of Amarillo, into custody. They recovered a loaded .22 caliber pistol from the front seat of the vehicle. While they were investigating the incident, two people in a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria stopped at the scene. The driver of the Ford was a black male, age 46. The passenger was a white female, also 46. They told officers that Marshall had been chasing them and had intentionally caused a collision between the male’s Ford with his Mercury as they travelled south from 12th and N. Taylor. Marshall then pulled up beside them on the passenger side and was attempting to run them off the road. The driver braked suddenly to avoid the second collision. Marshall passed them, swerved across in front of them, left the roadway, and struck the tree. The two also related that Marshall had made a verbal death threat to them earlier in the evening at her place of employment near IH-40 and Soncy.

The female identified Marshall as her ex-husband.  Marshall was treated for injuries caused in the accident, and then booked into Potter County Correctional Center for two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a firearm.

 

 

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