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Waynesboro Man Arrested, Allegedly Fired Shots During Repossession Attempt

Waynesboro Man Arrested, Allegedly Fired Shots During Repossession Attempt

Derek Ray Breeden, 43, was arrested Sunday evening after the Augusta County Sheriff's Office say he fired shots during an attempted repossession. Photo: Saga Communications/Courtesy of ACSO


WAYNESBORO, Va. — A Waynesboro man was arrested Sunday evening after authorities say he fired several shots at a tow truck driver who was trying to repossess his vehicle.

Lieutenant Leslie Snyder with the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that deputies responded to the 300 block of Turk Mountain Road just after 7 o’clock, where the tow truck driver said he attempted to repossess a 2010 Toyota Tacoma.

He said the truck’s owner, 43-year-old Derek Ray Breeden, fired three-to-four shots near the wrecker after the repossession began. Snyder said the tow truck driver then fled the property and called 9-1-1.

Breeden was apprehended and charged with three counts, including attempted malicious wounding. He is held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail.

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