Alleged argument turns nasty

Man goes on offensive with ax handle after being shot, police report

By: Lori Dunn - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Evan Lewis • Detective Brad Thacker of Texarkana, Texas, Police Department interviews John Martin after he was shot Wednesday afternoon in Texarkana. Martin battled his alleged assailant, Hershel Towery, with an ax handle. Towery is charged with aggravated assault.

A Nash, Texas, man is behind bars after an alleged altercation Wednesday afternoon that reportedly ended with him being hit with an ax handle.

Hershel Towery, 60, is charged with aggravated assault in the alleged shooting of John Martin, 44, of Texarkana, Texas. After being shot twice, Mart...

Published: 03/07/2013