Elizabethton Man Charged With Aggravated Assault, Drug Charges After Confrontation With Another Man

An Elizabethton man is jailed after choking and assaulting another man during a confrontation. 51 year old Shane Taylor of Elizabethton began striking 31 year old Patrick Culbert in the face with his fists. Taylor then brandished what was described as a black belt or dog collar and began choking Culbert. Taylor was later stopped in his truck by deputies and that’s when they discovered methamphetamine and marijuana along with drug paraphernalia. Taylor is charged with Aggravated Assault, Possession of Methamphetamine and Marijuana . Also charged with Aggravated Assault was Jack Johnson who has not yet been apprehended.