Two truckers have been arrested following a fight in a truck stop parking lot that started as a result of what police are calling a “minor vehicle accident.” The fight escalated and led to one of the men stabbing a third trucker twice.
On Monday evening at around 6:30pm, two trucks got in a fender-bender at the TA Truck Stop off I-64 and Route 34 in West Virginia. Team drivers Matthew and David Threlkeld got in an argument with an unnamed trucker.
According to a press release put out by the Putnam County Sheriff’s office, both Threlkelds attacked the third trucker. Matthew Threlkeld allegedly stabbed the victim in both his leg and his stomach using a folding style knife.
When deputies later obtained a search warrant and searched the Threlkelds’ vehicle, they found the bloody knife inside. Both Matthew and David Threlkeld were arrested at the scene. Matthew was charged with malicious wounding and David with battery.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with what the Sheriff’s office described as “non life threatening injuries.”
Source: wsaz, wvmetronews, wvnews, putnamsheriff
Charles Walker says
The days of acting like savages are back.
Wendall Barnes says
The days of acting like savages never went anywhere.
Griz says
Only at your personal say-so.
Each person has the agency to decide whether or not this is where they’ll go.
Paul says
My parking place? No mine.
Who’s on first???
Jas says
When yiu hire felons,thugs and 3rd grade level people thats what you end up with! Now dont get me wrong all felons and thugs arent bad people some needed a time out! Listen to the cb cussing, threats and name calling.
Ralph says
The unabomber was right
Alan says
Whoever pulls a knife or a gun at another person is a pussy in my opinion. A man that’s unable to deal with the problem like an adult human being or at least like a man
Jon says
Trucking is a dumping ground for dummies
Mike says
Hell yeah!!!! Sunday almost $80,000 last year… Crazy stupid
J.R. says
Sad but true. A lot of my cohort are just absolute morons.
Roger Williamson says
The problem is that others have knives and guns. I’d rather be a live pussy than a dead man.
Griz says
Live sell-outs are a dime a dozen and are expanding the toxic swamps of the nation.
Just get the other truck’s identification, snap a pic or two and turn it over to the police and insurance companies. That there is this easy recourse makes it even more shameful that professing adults would do things like this — or utter statements like the one being commented on.
Dt says
Then why did I have to pay for damage I recieved at a truck stop in Ontario after a driver backed into my tractor causing costly damage while I was sleeping? I got vehicle information cause I couldn’t catch the varment taking off from the scene. OPP told me tough luck driver. $ $ $ $ $ $ $🚛
DGRAY says
Right about that always protect urself. Never no who ur dealing with now a day
Tantan says
Lol
Jekuftjdd says
Your wish has been granted…
Paul Kessler says
I agree 3
William says
Well said and Very true
Ever reddy says
You talk your way and hold your teeth,,you are fighting an enemy not a friend ,,,I’m leaving the way I came…..hopefully peacefully
ROBERT E SCOTT says
“And now the rest of the story….” How much is the stable going to receive after suing the the drivers, the company they work for or own and the insurance company representing them. Immediate retirement on the beach.
Jon says
3 thumbs up
ROBERT E SCOTT says
Stabee
L.A. Draper says
Can’t we all just get along? Obviously, not. But, when you consider how many trucks are jammed into some parking areas, it’s a wonder there are not more confrontations.
Shawn says
Yeppers
boo says
The Threkills
Chris says
Must have been an owner operator. If you run over an owner operator in the truckstop. You better hide in your truck and call the law because you just put him out of business if he doesn’t have the money to fix his truck.
I had an incident with a driver who tore my mirrors off in Robinson TX. Robinson PD said there was nothing they can do. So I was out a side mirror and hood mirror. Around $500.
I held that driver up and told him he better get me a com check.
I only got $100 out of him.
DON’T HIT AN OWNER OPERATOR!!!
IT’LL B A FIGHT!!!
ad says
Gee, you should sue him for the rest of the money, get his information , file a small claim in court for remaining balance : $400
Helen says
Don’t you know! I replaced my hood twice, a fuel tank and ferren
And 5 side mirrors and 1 hood mirror over the last 10years
All separate incidents!!
Several of those were hit and runs while I was out of the truck.
I gave up and sold her
Cajun Cat says
That story was as dumb as you are.
You could have called the Insurance company of the driver and got it all!
WTF!!!!!
Jerome says
Who needs a TV in their truck when you have all the reality tv right there outside your window!!
paul says
pull a knife on me and i would have shot him in self defense.
MARK PAIN says
I would like the entire story please. What caused the accident & who escalated this? I won’t be surprised if law enforcement simply arrested someone because they were too incompetent to investigate the entire story.
Griz says
So what sort of justification are you thinking might be found to justify the repeated use of a potentially deadly weapon on someone over a fender-bender?
Windybag says
Especially the 2 brothers together had the knife against a lone trucker, this is why I carry my army 1911 with me. Too many psycos out there looking for fights. Come at me with a weapon and I’m putting them down hard, I’ll gladly do the jail time to put such idiots out of business to save others from them.
Jas says
Crap companies hire crap people.
Phyllis says
Two drivers that are related to each other stabbed another truck driver with a bloody knife found in their truck.
Chon says
On Matthews FB page it states he drives for Coke and David is his Father, not his brother. David’s FB page states he was law enforcement for 20 years, you would think he’d know better. Anyway they are both back to posting on FB and acting like nothing happened. Matthews a complete insecure douchebag, no wonder he used a knife even when it was 2 big guys vs 1 victim.
Kelley Hunt says
If all you do is interact with truck drivers, you’ll lose your mind, and faith in humanity…… luckily for most of us, there’s plenty of people in our lives totally unrelated to the industry, who bring us back to earth, and sanity
Phyllis says
Well said Sir!
pete says
never a truer word spoken!!!!!!
Daniel Mercker says
Kelly
There are a lot of good drivers out there so don’t put all in the same basket
Jmm says
Two team drivers couldn’t fight one driver they had to use a knife, cowards
Phyllis says
When we fail to think. We just act on anger. All along hurting ourselves and others.
Robert says
I work at a truck stop and will say one thing the quilty of drivers have went way down over the years. Not only there driving but there respect and common sense. The new ones have neither
Sara says
For reals? Now drivers are attacking legs . What is wrong with those idiots ? A fender bender, no motive to stab someone
Sara says
I wanna be a super trucker and have at least 125 weapons hidden all over my body
Amber Strickland says
That was the best reply! LMAO!!!!
JackOff says
Team Idiots. Both should lose their CDLs permanently.
Kelly Wyatt says
There is more to this story…
After looking at the Source: wsaz, wvmetronews, wvnews, putnamsheriff
There was a fight that escalated from the fender bender.
Even thetruckersreport.com only tells the highlights of an incident.
Jas says
Insurance will fix your trk,why fight?
Kevin says
As long as was a foreigner that got stabbed who cares
Jas says
Sad.
Durtyda says
I’m really curious… when yur in a fender bender or any other escalating
Incident. And the other individual is
Not able to speak to u in a vernacular
That you can understand (neither can
He/she also) what would all you intellectuals do???
Carlo says
And this is why over-the-road truckers are not allowed to carry guns. Plain and simple it would be the wild West all over again, they would all be shooting each other up
David F Collins says
Wrong
Desperado Raines says
Show me where it says we aren’t allowed to carry them under FMCSR laws? It doesn’t these mega company’s and some smaller companies will tell thier drivers it’s illegal. I’ve been stopped many times for inspections and the told the dot officer, I had a .45 in the truck strapped on my leg inside my boot, or on my hip as it varies as to where I keep it at on me.
Chris says
BS. I carry every trip. My contractee doesn’t say it’s not allowed. You just have to follow state rules. You’re ignorant on this subject you should be silent. It’s perfectly legal.
Carlo says
and this is why over the road truck drivers should not carry guns plain and simple it would be like the old west all over again
Shawn says
It seems like when I started driving driver’s seen you struggling to get a spot they would be happy to get out and help you to keep you from hitting there brand new truck now it’s like they set and wait till you hit there truck then get out crying about they can’t deliver there load are anything when it could have all been prevented by just putting your feet on the ground for a few minutes and helping someone I don’t agree with them ganging up on him and especially stabbing him but he could have probably kept this from happening by helping out a fellow Trucker alot of times when we pull in to these places we are burned out from the road not a good time to not have help no matter how good a backer you and any truck driver that see someone struggling and dose not get out and offer assists is just a lazy no good
but please may be the company’s treat us like low lifes but but do not do this to another Trucker he is your brother
J oliver says
We drivers must give respect to everyone, especially other drivers..the job is tuff,things maybe bad st home and we are on a terrible load…before the fight…just walk away…ITS ALWAYS THE BEST THING TO DO…
Michael says
For you truckers who carry you get caught you go to jail mandatory 5 years.cause your not allowed to carry in all 50 states.trucker went through xray at border check in Texas and hand gun showed up on xray.needless to say 5 years for interstate transporting firearm.
David Hampton says
There was 2 men against 1 and the team was the ones that pulled the knife?! They must have been scared of the other driver
Joseph Rash says
That’s why trucking has gone down hill newbees 2on one! Pussys I’ll shoot ask questions later can some one else help. Instead watching.
John Cook says
Just look at the example we have for leadership, it’s amazing were not killing each other.
Arni says
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
My, oh, my, what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin’ my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!