Chattanooga police filed aggravated assault charges after a woman’s ex-boyfriend threatened suicide Wednesday night.
Just after 7 p.m., authorities were called to 6840 Robin Drive where officers spoke with Elizabeth Bookout, who told them that her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Anderson, had shown up at her home with a shotgun, Chattanooga police spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary said.
Bookout told police that Anderson said he’d come to see her one last time before committing suicide. While talking with an intoxicated Anderson, Bookout sent an urgent message to family friend Daniel Wysong, Weary said.
Anderson briefly left the scene, only to return when Daniel and Matthew Wysong arrived at Bookout’s home. As Anderson pointed the shotgun at the men, Daniel Wysong pulled a handgun and shot Anderson in the hand, Weary said.
Anderson drove to Parkridge Hospital where he was treated for injuries that weren’t believed to be life threatening, police said. Warrants were filed against him for three counts of aggravated assault.