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Walnut Hill Man Pleads Not Guilty To Threatening Family With Knife Following Funeral
April 7, 2010
A Walnut Hill man has entered a not guilty plea in an incident where he allegedly used a knife to threaten three members of his family after a funeral last month.
David Earl Fountain, 54, of Arthur Brown Road, Walnut Hill, remains in the Escambia County Jail on $75,000 bond. He was charged March 13 with three counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Escambia County deputies responded to a residence in the 6000 block of Arthur Brown Road in Walnut Hill where family members said the incident occurred. Fountain’s wife, age 50, told deputies that she had returned home after a funeral and began to hug family members to console them. That’s when Fountain became angry, grabbed a pair of scissors and swung them at his wife, according to the arrest report. The wife’s son then grabbed Fountain in attempt to protect his mother. The trio began to wrestle before Fountain broke free and grabbed a knife from the kitchen, the report states.
The victim’s daughter escorted Fountain, 32, outside where he was still armed with the knife, deputies said. Fountain’s son said his father tried to stab him several times with the scissors, and another son, 36, said Fountain tried to stab him with the knife, according to Deputy Tod Day’s incident report.
Fountain had left the residence and traveled to Atmore before deputies arrived. Family members called Fountain and convinced him to return to Walnut Hill where he was arrested.
All of the victims refused medical treatment.
Fountain is due back in court in July.
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3 Responses to “Walnut Hill Man Pleads Not Guilty To Threatening Family With Knife Following Funeral”
man i just think people need to stop getting in other people bussnise
This is terrible that he would want to cut,stab or kill his family members… FAMILY FUED..
sounds like a lot of family love going on there.