He threw the woman's cat at the German shepherd, which distracted...
Mar 21 - A William Byrd High School teacher was arrested and charged with charged with obstruction of justice, recklessly handling a firearm, and a felony count of attempted malicious wounding.
He is on leave without pay from the Roanoke County school system.
Mar 22 - From the Roanoake Times: Maj. Delbert Dudding of the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office said that authorities believe a gun had been fired. He said this occured after they arrived:
A woman walked out of the basement and told deputies the man was inside. Deputies went in and found Lemon, who ignored commands to show his hands even after deputies threatened to release a dog.Lemon was briefly hospitalized and evaluated. He was released on bond.
Lemon failed to comply, and a dog was released to subdue him.
Lemon threw the woman's cat at the German shepherd, which "distracted the dog enough for the subject to flee out the front door," Dudding said.
Deputies tackled him outside.
