Jason Rickard (Credit/Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office)
According to the Murfreesboro Police Department, the 37-year-old suspect almost took out two women with his car before stopping his vehicle and approaching "the females in an aggressive manner" after they yelled at him.
When Officer Brent K. Collins arrived on the scene, a witness told him "he was afraid for the women's safety and struck Mr. Rickard once above his left eye, knocking him down," the Daily News Journal reported.
Rickard was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
His court date has been set for August 6.
