A Davie man is facing an attempted murder charge after police say he chased down a tow truck driver and fired at least eight rounds during a physical altercation just before 11 p.m. Wednesday in the Falcon’s Lea subdivision, off Stirling Road and Interstate 75.
According to an arrest report from the Davie Police Department, Jeffrey Leonard Spires, 51, and the driver got into a fight in front of Spires’ home on Manchester Lane. Police said Spires chased the driver as he ran away and opened fire on nearby Durham Lane. Investigators found eight shell casings.
The report does not indicate that anyone was hurt. Spires later told officers that the driver punched him in the face and that he saw the driver reaching for something before he began the chase, police said. A witness told officers she did not see the driver turn toward Spires or carry a weapon as he ran, and a second witness supported that account, the report states.
Spires was being held in the Broward Main Jail with no listed bond as of Thursday afternoon. The report does not describe what led to the fight.
