Vandalia man accused of making threats, ramming car with pickup truck
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Vandalia man has been charged in Audrain County after he allegedly rammed his Ford pickup truck into a Dodge Challenger on Tuesday after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman.
Joseph Dean Fischer was charged on Wednesday with three counts of first-degree assault, one count of armed criminal action, one count of tampering with evidence and one count of first-degree stalking. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A hearing is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Friday.
One of the probable cause statements says Fischer intentionally hit a Dodge Challenger with his Ford F-150 and drove away from the scene. A man, woman and child were in the Dodge when it was struck, court documents say. The Ford was found in Pike County without its driver and Fischer was eventually arrested on Wednesday during a traffic stop, the statement says.
Fischer allegedly admitted to taking methamphetamine before ramming into the Dodge, court documents say.
Another probable cause statement says one of the victims received threatening messages and videos from Fischer on the social media application SnapChat before the crash. Fischer allegedly threatened to kill the victim and use his truck to ram into the car, the statement says.
Several messages described in court documents included Fischer stating they wanted to kill the victim, court documents say.