Man Arrested for Assaulting Women with Chainsaw

A Wesley Chapel man was arrested Tuesday after attacking several women with a chainsaw, according to a Pasco County complaint affidavit.

Scott Robert Gilbreth, 50, assaulted the first woman with the running chainsaw as she was walking on Glenhaven Road, the report stated. Gilbreth then grabbed her by the neck, forced her into his truck and drove to a residence at 26621 Glenwood Drive, according to the report.

The woman was able to run from the vehicle to get help as Gilbreth entered the home on Glenwood Drive "without invitation" and grabbed another woman, demanding to know where two of the home's occupants were, the report stated.

Gilbreth then exited the home and retrieved the chainsaw from his truck, started it and assaulted the four women present at the home "by putting them in fear for their lives," according to the report.

Gilbreth came at one woman with the running chainsaw and threatened to kill her and "chop you up and throw you in the woods," the report stated. The chainsaw came within inches of her throat, according to the report.

Gilbreth then hit another woman in the face, knocking her to the ground before getting back in his truck and fleeing the scene, the report stated.

According to the report, Gilbreth is employed as a tree trimmer for The Tree Feller, a tree removal and land clearing company based in Wesley Chapel.

Gilbreth, of 6872 Angus Valley Drive in Wesley Chapel, is being held at the Land O' Lakes Jail. He is charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault.