Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Cutting Down Tree That Fell On Niece's Trailer
A Nashville man is charged with chainsawing a tree that then fell on his niece's trailer with her inside.
NASHVILLE, TN — Police charged a Nashville man with reckless endangerment and vandalism after he allegedly cut down a tree, causing it to land on his niece's trailer with her inside.
Jon Norris, 70, is accused of chainsawing an "80 to 100 foot" tree near a mobile home, causing it to fall on the trailer's roof, "causing damage to the roof, window and structure of the mobile home," according to a police report.
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His niece was sleeping on the couch where as the tree fell on to the bedroom. She told police Norris "knew I was in there." She was not injured.
Norris' bond is set at $5,500.
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