Shots fired as mom, son chase down FedEx driver who hit a dog, North Carolina cops say
A FedEx delivery driver told deputies he didn’t intentionally hit a dog on his route in North Carolina — but that didn’t stop a woman and her son from chasing him down with a gun, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sandy Monet Dixon, 51, and her 23-year-old son Maxwell Lynn Dixon were arrested Monday on assault charges after they followed the driver into the parking lot of a highway patrol office, the Catawba County sheriff’s office said in a news release.
“When interviewed, the driver explained that he accidentally ran over a dog while pulling into the driveway of a residence on Rome Jones Rd in Newton,” the release states.
The dog belonged to the Dixons and died shortly after being hit, Captain Aaron Turk told McClatchy News.
Newton is roughly 50 miles northwest of Charlotte.
The driver, who was not identified by police, then drove a short distance down the road to call his supervisor, the sheriff’s office said. The Dixons followed him in their own car.
According to the sheriff’s office, the driver “felt threatened” when the pair started yelling at him and he tried to drive away.
“During that time Maxwell Dixon fired three shots with a semi-automatic handgun at the driver’s vehicle,” the release states. “All three shots struck the left rear door of the Fed Ex truck.”
Then the Dixons followed the driver to the Highway Patrol Station.
Maxwell Dixon was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle and assault with a deadly weapon. He was issued an $11,000 bond and had his first court appearance on Tuesday. Sandy Dixon was charged with aiding and abetting assault with a deadly weapon and was given a $1,500 bond.
Her first court date is June 8, according to the sheriff’s office.
This story was originally published April 22, 2020 at 6:32 PM.
