Police: Man threatens DelDOT mower with chainsaw, assaults driver
Police are searching for a Bridgeville man who they say menaced a DelDOT tractor with a chainsaw Aug. 5 and assaulted the driver.
Troopers responded about 9:30 a.m. to Handy Road near Craft Road in Bridgeville for a report of an assault and learned a vehicle driven by John Gleysteen, 30, had collided with a Delaware Department of Transportation tractor that was mowing grass. Police said Gleysteen argued with the DelDOT employee and then left the scene but returned a short time later. Police said Gleysteen removed a chainsaw from his truck, and placed the running chainsaw near the tire of the tractor before forcibly entering the cab of the DelDOT tractor. Once inside the cab, police said, Gleysteen assaulted the victim, damaged his property and fled the scene. The victim was not injured.
Troopers have obtained a warrant for Gleysteen’s arrest. He is described as a white, about 5-feet-10-inches tall, 185 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen driving a silver Ford F-250 with Delaware vanity registration SUPRTUF.
Anyone with information regarding Gleysteen’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Delaware State Police Troop 5 at 302-337-1090. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
