A Murfreesboro man was arrested and extradited back to McMinnville following a shooting early Tuesday morning.
According to Detective Sargent Todd Rowland of the McMinnville Police Department 28 year old Robert Thompson of Murfreesboro was at a residence on Oriole Dr. in McMinnville Monday night into Tuesday morning hanging out and partying with a female resident when an argument broke out between the two. Punches were thrown by both parties as it spilled into the parking lot. Thompson then brandished a weapon and fired shots but no one was injured. Rowland said a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was taken into custody by Rutherford Co. officers following a traffic stop in Murfreesboro.. He is charged with one count of aggravated assault and will appear next Tuesday in General Sessions Court. Rowland added that the gun he used was not in his vehicle but the search for it will continue.