Florida man allegedly threatened repo men with tomahawk
08/05/2026 11:12 am PDT
OCALA, Fla. (TCN) -- A 54-year-old man is accused of threatening two men with a tomahawk while they were attempting to repossess his truck.
On July 31, deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a verbal disturbance, ClickOrlando reports. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet, two repossession workers were attempting to tow a truck belonging to Clifford Dean Duvall. The workers had reportedly hooked up the truck when Duvall allegedly got inside, retrieved a tomahawk, and threatened the workers with it.
Security camera footage allegedly captured Duvall pointing the weapon at the workers and hitting the cable attached to the truck. ClickOrlando reports the workers said they feared for their safety. When he was apprehended by police, Duvall allegedly said his intent was to scare the workers into not repossessing his truck.
On bodycam footage obtained by WESH, Duvall allegedly said, “I jumped in my truck to stop them from doing what they were doing, and I asked them three times before I got in the truck, ‘Please stop doing what you’re doing.”
Duvall was booked into jail and faces two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held on $15,000 bond for each count, according to ClickOrlando.
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