Police fatally shoot sword-wielding man after woman found trapped in car, officials say

A sword-wielding man, Jason William Sexton, was fatally shot by a SWAT officer after a standoff on Cheshire Drive, where a woman inside his car told police she was being held against her will. The confrontation began earlier at a Shell market after an argument over coffee payment, escalating to Sexton returning with a sword and yelling threats. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry into the shooting, with the involved officer temporarily decommissioned.

• Jason William Sexton, 54, was fatally shot by SWAT Officer Joshua Baney after a standoff.
• A 26-year-old woman in Sexton’s car told police she was held against her will.
• The incident began with an argument at a coffee shop, leading to Sexton returning with a sword and making threats.
• Sexton was also wanted on outstanding warrants for violating an order of protection and criminal trespassing.
• The involved officer has been decommissioned pending investigations by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Metro Nashville Police Department.