Lisa Marchesoni
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2009 12:43 pm

Charles Allen Patterson

A husband accused of holding sheriff’s deputies at bay during a 12-hour standoff Sunday was released after 12 hours on a domestic aggravated assault charge.

After negotiations with the Fugitive Unit, suspect Charles Allen "Bubba" Patterson, 47, of Central Valley Road turned himself in to sheriff’s Fugitive Squad Deputies Jack Keisling and Randy Morrow about noon Monday. Under the domestic violation regulations, Patterson must be held 12 hours before being released.

Sheriff’s Felony Apprehension Search and Tactical Team members responded to Patterson’s home Sunday after his wife, Debbie, accused him of threatening to kill her during an argument.

Deputy Derrick McCullough talked to the wife who related her husband argued with their children too.

“Mrs. Patterson stated he fired one round next to her that hit the floor,” McCullough said.

She was able to get the three children into a vehicle and leave the home. As they left, she believed her husband broke items in the home. McCullough took her to the Judicial Commissioner’s office to obtain the warrant against her husband.

Deputies evacuated neighbors in the area.

FAST Commander Capt. Steve Spence said Lt. Glenn Morton called the FAST team to respond because Patterson kept a number of firearms inside the home. They arrived about 1 p.m. where they attempted to make contact with Patterson through negotiators but Patterson would not answer his cell phone.

Patterson sent text messages to his 11-year-old son.

“He would never communicate with us,” Spence reported.

The FAST team asked Metro Nashville Police Department to send their armored vehicle because of the firearms and the Patterson home being located about 2,500-feet from the road.

“There was no safe way to approach without an armored vehicle,” Spence said. “Our information was he had a lot of fire power.”

Officers in the vehicle tossed out a telephone about 5 p.m. but Patterson didn’t respond to negotiator Lt. Joe Gray.

Patterson notified deputies at one point he was at Hooter’s in Nashville but he wasn’t there.

Deputies tossed chemical agents into the home in an effort to force him out but he didn’t leave. They turned off the electricity.

FAST members entered the 3,000 square foot house to retrieve him between 8 and 8:30 p.m. but could not locate him.

Spokesman Sgt. Dan Goodwin said it took some time for deputies to search the large home.

“We had people lying out in the grass fro 10 hours,” Goodwin said. “It was a long, cold, wet day. It would have gone a lot better if Mr. Patterson had turned himself in.”

Patterson was released on bond about midnight Tuesday after bondsman Chris Highers posted a $12,000 bond. A hearing is set Nov. 5 in General Sessions Court.