“I was scared that I was gonna wreck, he was gonna cause me to wreck,” said one witness, Deborah Sturgill, as reported by News Channel 11.
“At over 90 miles per hour, he had his penis out [the window] … he was masturbating…and that’s when it got really, really bad. I wouldn’t look over any more, and I wrote his tag number down on my hand, which I believe he noticed, and he exited very quickly,” said another witness, Kelly Street.
Kingsport Police Detective Terry Christian said that grabbing this tag made the difference. “It went on for so long and nobody’s addressed it,” said Christian. Dozens had called in, but nobody had gotten a tag. “It’s important to make that report because if you don’t, they’re gonna feel that they can continue that offense and continue victimizing more females. And that might be your best friend, your daughter your mother, your aunt, your niece. And you need to make that report because that’s what’s going to eventually stop that type of behavior.”
He lauded, therefore, the testimony of the women on Thursday. These cases were bound by the judge to a Sullivan County Grand Jury that is scheduled for June 14.