The
situation happened Tuesday afternoon when a father called 911, telling
responders that his son had killed the family dog and was now
threatening him with a knife and hammer, the warrants said.
The suspect, later identified by the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office as Darian Farley, 24, reportedly woke his father up by banging on his bedroom door. The warrants said that Farley’s father exited his bedroom and saw Farley holding a bloody knife and a hammer, coming up from their home’s basement.
Farley’s father said he asked his son where the dog was, but his son did not have an answer. Farley then allegedly began following his father throughout the home, holding the knife and hammer.
The call prompted response from the LCSO, who called in the Blount County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team. This, because Farley had barricaded himself in the house after LCSO deputies were able to remove his father and another resident.
Officials on the scene said that several rounds of gas were deployed throughout the house.
Around 5 p.m., a K-9 was sent inside the home and bit Farley, according to LCSO officials. Afterwards, Farley was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. He was later taken to the Loudon County Detention Center and charged with aggravated assault, aggravated cruelty to animals and resisting arrest.
LCSO officials also said Farley’s father told them Farley had gone through a breakup recently and accused his father of giving the dog more attention than him.
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