Dyersburg, Tenn.–A Dyersburg man was arrested after artillery rounds of fireworks were fired at police officers early Monday morning.
Jascin Dilard, age 19, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault on first responders.
Around 1 a.m. Monday, Dyersburg police were on a traffic stop on Central and Peabody Street, when three artillery rounds-large fireworks were fired at the officers.
According to the press release, the fireworks exploded close to the officers and within feet of one officer’s face.
Officers observed a man run from the scene and pursued him on foot. The suspect fled to a wooded area where officers lost sight of the man. A sheriff’s deputy in the area observed a car leave the area at a high rate of speed, and conducted a traffic stop on the car.
The driver, Jascin Dillard, 19, Dyersburg, was found to have a large fireworks tube loaded with an artillery shell and lighter between his legs.