Florida Man Threatens Neighbor With Chainsaw He Can't Start

The Florida Chainsaw Failure.

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Stephen Bates is no Leatherface. The 28-year-old was arrested Saturday in Stuart, FL, after allegedly threatening neighbor Mark Fuller with a knife, then a chainsaw. Fuller told authorities that Bates was pissed off because he had purchased his brother's truck. After threatening to cut Fuller with a knife, Bates returned with a chainsaw. A neighbor heard him yelling, "I am going to kill you. I am going to fucking kill you."

The only thing Bates killed was the moment, because he couldn't start the device. After multiple failures, he threw the chainsaw at the side of Fuller's house.

He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on $10,000 bond.

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[via The Huffington Post]

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