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Man stabbed over use of four-wheeler

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Posted 8/12/21

An argument over use of a four-wheeler led to a Shelbyville man brutally stabbing his stepfather several times Saturday night, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.

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An argument over use of a four-wheeler led to a Shelbyville man brutally stabbing his stepfather several times Saturday night, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.

Witnesses said Luke Burton, 27, allegedly began arguing with his girlfriend at a Rabbit Branch Road home over being unable to find the key to the four-wheeler, which he wanted to drive to a nearby convenience store. The girlfriend told investigators she hid the key because she felt he was too drunk to drive.
 
Allen Durden, the stepfather, and Burton’s mother, Marcie Durden, allegedly grabbed Burton to try and stop him from chasing the girlfriend.
 
The men allegedly began fighting at that point as Durden tried to wrestle Burton to the ground. Marcie Durden, Allen’s wife, told deputies Burton stabbed him several times in the chest and back with a sharp object and pushed his mother to the ground.
 
Burton then allegedly hit her in the face when she tried to stop him from leaving in Durden’s truck. After trying unsuccessfully to start a second vehicle, Burton allegedly broke a barn window and was last seen running into a wooded area looking for the girlfriend.
 
Allen Durden was airlifted to a Nashville hospital after initial treatment at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital.

Authorities had not found Burton as of Monday afternoon. Burton will be charged with assault and aggravated domestic assault when found.