Police fatally shoot sword-wielding man after woman found trapped in car, officials say
A Nashville SWAT officer was stripped of police authority after fatally shooting a sword-wielding man during a standoff involving a woman allegedly held in a Hyundai.
TL;DR
- Jason William Sexton, 54, was fatally shot by SWAT Officer Joshua Baney after a standoff.
- A 26-year-old woman in Sexton's car told police she was held against her will.
- The incident began with an argument at a coffee shop, leading to Sexton returning with a sword and making threats.
- Sexton was also wanted on outstanding warrants for violating an order of protection and criminal trespassing.
- The involved officer has been decommissioned pending investigations by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Metro Nashville Police Department.