Monday, July 9, 2012

Man Found With Several Weapons

{Raceland, Kentucky}...A Raceland Police officer says he was charged and attacked by a knife-toting madman. Officer Eric Ross says when he finally got wild-driving, DUI suspect Tommy Lee Gumbert, 50, of North Carolina pulled over around 3:30 A.M. Monday on U.S. 23, Gumbert charged at him with a knife in his pocket. With his gun drawn, Ross says he got into a knockdown, drag-out fistfight for his life. When backup arrived and Gumbert subdued, a search of the van turned up a small arsenal of weapons, including  a .357 Magnum, a sawed-off shotgun, a high-powered rifle and a pipe bomb. A bomb squad robot removed and safely exploded a pipe bomb that police say was powerful and ready to fire. They estimate it had an explosive radius of 200 feet. Gumbert also had some wigs and changes of clothing in the van that's registered to a woman from Greensboro, North Carolina. Gumbert, a former Greenup County resident, was arrested on concealed weapons charges, assault on a police officer and possession of explosive devices. Police say there will likely be federal weapons and explosives criminal charges filed very soon. Greenup County Sheriff Keith Cooper says Gumbert has a history of threatening to kill local family members.