Truck Driver Injured after Rock Thrown from Overpass in Monteagle

At approximately 8:40 p.m. Wednesday night (December 12) a rock was thrown off the Trussell Road overpass in Monteagle, seriously injuring the driver of an 18-wheeler.
Deputies who arrived on the scene called in Monteagle Police Chief Virgil McNeece who, along with a CID investigative officer from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, collected evidence and found footprints at the overpass and developed a lead in the case.
McNeece says they first interviewed a juvenile and were able to match his boots to one of the footprints found at the scene. The juvenile admitted to being at the overpass when the incident occurred but placed the blame for throwing the rock on Phillip Thrasher, 20.
Both Thrasher and the juvenile were arrested and charged with reckless endangerment. According to McNeece, the District Attorney is considering bumping up the charges to include aggravated assault with a weapon. Thrasher is being held in the Marion County Jail and the juvenile is at a juvenile detention center. (Grundy County Herald)