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Posted: Sep 29, 2011 8:47 PM CDT
ANTIOCH, Tenn. – An Antioch man wanted for a brutal attack on his ex-girlfriend and threatening an officer was taken into custody on Thursday.
According to police, Brandon Leonard called the police department's domestic violence division around 9 a.m. and said he would shoot a detective in the face if they came looking for him after he became aware authorities were attempting to locate him for the attack against his former girlfriend.
The 27-year-old was taken into custody at his home located on Merritt Street.
Leonard is charged with felony aggravated assault for punching and choking his ex-girlfriend earlier this month, as well as burglarizing a home on Cabana Drive.
He remains in jail in lieu of an $80,000 bond.
