From Birmingham’s NBC13.com of November 29, 2004
Tuscaloosa Man Drags Grandmother With Car; Is Shot By UncleNo subsequent stories about this incident were found.
A Thanksgiving visit turned violent Sunday in Tuscaloosa when an uncle shot his nephew after watching the young man allegedly drag his grandmother with his new car.
Jeremy Sutterfield, 28, lived along Probst Road with his grandmother Lynne and his uncle Rocky. On Thanksgiving weekend, Sutterfield's parents came to visit from Florida and bought him a red Mustang.
On Monday morning around 1 a.m., Sutterfield tried to take off in the Mustang after a family argument. Detectives suspect Sutterfield had been drinking.
Sutterfield then ran his car into a tree near the house. That's when his grandmother, who's in her 70s, tried to take his keys out of the ignition. However, Sutterfield did not stop the car, despite the fact his grandmother's arm was still inside.
"She may have been thrown down several times. Witnesses said she fell to the ground more than once," said Lt. Loyd Baker, of the Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Department.
Detectives said that when Sutterfield's uncle Rocky saw his mother being dragged, he ran to help her. Rocky shot Sutterfield in the stomach when the young driver stepped toward him.
The rifle wound is life-threatening, but officers don't yet know if Sutterfield's uncle will face charges.
“(Rocky) saw it happening. He went to help his mom and said the 28-year-old stepped out of the vehicle toward him in a threatening way, so he shot him with a rifle," said Baker.
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