HOWE, Texas – Jason Morrie Wimbish, 39, of Denison, was arrested in Howe Wednesday morning after an argument over a minor traffic collision on U.S. Highway 75 escalated into a confrontation involving a knife and handgun.
The incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. when a Chevy Silverado and Fiat coupe collided with one another on northbound U.S. Highway 75 in Howe. The drivers exited the highway and stopped in a parking lot in the 1500 block of north Collins Freeway.
Wimbish, a passenger in the Fiat, reportedly got of the car and charged the Silverado brandishing a knife. The driver of the Silverado, a Weatherford man, claimed he was in fear for his life and pointed a legally owned and carried pistol at Wimbish who retreated back to the Fiat.
Howe police arrived and upon completion of their investigation, determined that the driver of the Silverado acted in self-defense and arrested Wimbish for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. He was booked into the Grayson County Jail.