Thomas Dwight Jenkins, 49, is being charged with attempted murder after he drove his pick-up truck through his estranged wife’s front door, according to Soddy-Daisy police.
Just before 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Jenkins went to the home of his wife, Teresa Jenkins, on Northbrook Drive in Hixson, Tenn. The two have been going through a divorce, the report said.
When Teresa Jenkins saw Thomas Jenkins, she immediately slammed the door shut and held it closed while Thomas Jenkins was kicking the door, the report said. He left muddy footprints on the door.
“She believes that the suspect was trying to kill her and that she was in fear for her life from the moment that she saw him standing on the porch,” the report said.
Unable to enter, Thomas Jenkins got in his 1997 Chevy pick-up truck, drove across the yard, and slammed into the front door.