Shawn D. Ross, 36, with addresses listed in both Fort Smith, Ark. and Sallisaw, was formally charged on May 21 with assault, battery or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon following a reported rolling domestic near Gans.

He received a $2,500 bond and is now scheduled for a June 26 felony disposition docket.

On May 9, Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Stafford reported he was dispatched to U.S. Highway 64 near Gans, in reference to a rolling domestic where the suspect had rammed the victim off the roadway.

When Stafford arrived, he saw a Dodge Ram pickup sitting in the eastbound lane and a Dodge Avenger in the ditch and deputy Jason Stone was speaking with a man who he advised was the suspect.

Stafford spoke with the two subjects that were in the Avenger and reported one of them was extremely shaken and crying. The two claimed they’d traveled to a family member’s residence for the evening and when they arrived back home they found Ross. They said an argument then broke out between one of the subjects and Ross.

They said they were trying to leave the residence due to Ross’ alleged aggressive behavior when Ross reportedly used a pickup to block them, preventing them from leaving. The other subject fled back into the residence and continued to fight with Ross, according to the probable cause affidavit for arrest, and that’s when the other subject was able to move a lawnmower and motorcycle so they could back out.

Stafford reported when Ross heard their vehicle start he came back outside again, attempting to prevent them from leaving but was unsuccessful. Once they left, Ross jumped into the Dodge pickup and began chasing them at a high rate of speed.

While chasing the two, Ross reportedly began to use the pickup as a weapon by ramming and attempting to wreck the other vehicle. Both subjects stated their vehicle was rammed multiple times as they reached speeds of 100 mph plus, and they felt that their lives were in danger as he was allegedly attempting to seriously injure them.

As the subjects pulled over to the side of the road to call 911, Ross reportedly rammed them again, pushing the vehicle forward with his vehicle. As the subjects were trying to drive off Ross reportedly struck them again, sending them crashing into the ditch on the side of the roadway.

As one of the subjects exited the vehicle they saw Ross approaching and threw a multi-tool at him, which made him back up. A passerby then stopped in the roadway and the fight ceased.

“Ross had been chasing them at high speeds down Highway 64 ramming into their vehicle multiple times, almost causing them to flip,” Stafford reported. “They also stated Ross had done the same thing approximately two weeks prior.”

Dispatch contacted EMS and one of the subjects was then transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Ross was placed under arrest and transported to the Sequoyah County Detention Center. Both vehicles were reportedly unable to be driven from the scene and were towed.

At the jail, Ross waived his rights and agreed to speak with Stone. He told the deputy when he got home he got into an argument with one of the subjects, and when they got in the vehicle attempting to leave, he jumped in his truck and began chasing them.

He claimed the subject that was driving had slammed on the brakes in the roadway, put the car into reverse and then backed into his truck, which caused the damage. He said the driver then punched him in the neck and he waited until law enforcement arrived.

Stafford reported observing an abrasion on Ross’ neck but the damage to the vehicles didn’t match up with Ross’ story.

If found guilty, the crime is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years in the penitentiary or 1 year in the county jail.