33-year-old Spencer Clariday is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he pulled a handgun from a waistband holster and ran the slide, putting a round in the chamber while speaking to Pejhman Ehsani. Clariday says he did so because Ehsani was allegedly holding a machete, and he was in fear for his life. Officers reviewed a video of the incident and were not able to confirm if the victim was wielding a machete at the time of the incident.
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Spencer D. Clariday of Anthony Way in Mount Juliet, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on October 30th, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $15,000.
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