FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sergeant Charles J. Warner
Public Information Officer
615.550.6821
cwarner@franklintn.gov

Update:

On 12/13/2010, the suspect in this case pleaded guilty to two counts of Aggravated Assault (Class C Felony) and one count of Simple Assault (Class A Misdemeanor). Barbee was sentenced to a concurrent 4-year sentence, suspended after serving 11 months/29 days in jail following his arrest. He is now free and on probation. 

Initial Release: 01/21/2010

Franklin, TN – Franklin Police were summoned to the area of 615 Cherokee Place at 3:15 yesterday afternoon after receiving a report that a child was injured during a disturbance there. Arriving officers found that an adult male and his 20-month old child had been injured by an assailant armed with a tire iron.

21-year-old Joshua Barbee began attacking the victim as he stood in the driveway holding his toddler. Both victims were transported to an area hospital where they were treated and released. Barbee, and another man who has not been charged, fled the scene in Barbee’s vehicle following the assault. Witnesses provided responding officers with detailed information about the suspect and his vehicle. The assailant was quickly identified and turned himself into detectives after being contacted.

This attack was not random, as the suspect and victims in this case are known to one another.

Barbee was charged with Aggravated Child Abuse, Attempted Homicide, and Aggravated Assault, remains in custody in the Williamson County Jail on a $750,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court at 2:00 pm on 01/28/2010.

Joshua David Barbee
Date of Birth: 03/31/1988 

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