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| Scott Higdon |
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida -- “I got a gentleman
shooting at me with a shotgun,” a shaken repo man told a Volusia County 911 operator
Tuesday afternoon after an attempt to repossess a vehicle turned dangerous near
New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
The repo men went to 1295
Whispering Pines Drive at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday and walked up to the house to talk to
the residents about a repossession. But before the men could say anything, Scott Higdon appeared at the door and allegedly leveled a shotgun at them. The men immediately
headed back to their tow truck and got inside. But then they heard a gunshot followed
by a tree branch crashing to the ground. No one was injured during the
confrontation.
The repo men drove to a nearby intersection,
called 911 and waited for law enforcement help. A New Smyrna Beach police officer arrived first and
started talking to the men. A moment later, Higdon drove up and the officer
could plainly see the shotgun in the front passenger seat. Higdon was then secured by law enforcement and the shotgun was found to be loaded. Higdon was arrested by the Volusia
County Sheriff’s Office shortly afterwards.
Higdon later told
deputies that he had seen two men standing in his front yard, which prompted
him to get his shotgun and walk to the front door with it. Deputies say Higdon admitted to
firing a shot into the air and then following them in his car so as to find out
who they were. When a deputy asked him why he didn’t contact law
enforcement upon first seeing the men, Higdon allegedly replied, “Yeah, I guess I
should have done that.”
Higdon was charged with
aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Volusia County
Branch Jail in Daytona Beach.