Police: Woman shot homeless man who asked her to move Porsche

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
A Nashville woman is accused of shooting a homeless man who asked her to move her Porsche SUV.

Katie Quackenbush, 26, is charged with attempted murder, according to The Tennessean.

According to the Metro Nashville Police, Quackenbush critically wounded 54-year-old Gerald Melton on Aug. 26. He remains in the hospital.

Police say Melton was trying to sleep on a sidewalk around 3 a.m. when the exhaust fumes and loud music from Quackenbush's SUV disturbed him.

WESTWOOD, Mass. —
A man accused of running over a state trooper’s foot last week was caught after leading troopers on another chase, state police said.

Jose Jimenez, 26, of Lawrence, was wanted for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. State police said he ran over a trooper’s foot when fleeing a traffic stop in Massachusetts.

He was spotted Tuesday and refused to stop for a trooper with the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, according to state police.

State police said the trooper pursued Jimenez, who was driving a Toyota Camry.

The Camry was found a short time later, abandoned outside the Peterson School in Westwood, state police said. A witness nearby told troopers that he’d seen a man running into the Osprey Wireless store, and troopers said they found Jimenez inside that business.

Police said an employee told troopers a man suddenly entered the building an asked if they were hiring. Troopers found Jimenez filling out what appeared to be an application when they arrested him.

Jimenez was ordered held on $250,000 cash bail and is expected to be arraigned Wednesday at Quincy District Court.

When he asked the young woman to move the vehicle, an argument ensued and Quackenbush got out of the SUV with a weapon.

Police say she shot the man twice and fled the scene.

Jesse Quackenbush, Katie's father, has a different account of what happened.

He told the Tennessean that his daughter and her friend were being accosted by Melton, claiming the man made explicit and sexist remarks toward the two. He also claimed Melton threatened to kill the women.

According to the father, Quackenbush then grabbed her gun and got out of her SUV to escort her friend to her vehicle.

Melton allegedly began walking toward the woman, Jesse said, when his daughter told him she had a gun and fired two warning shots.

He claims she had no idea Melton had been hit by the gunfire.

Quackenbush's bond was set at $25,000. She is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 6.