Police: Women Save Wife From Beating
Neigbhors Use Fists, Wood To Beat Attacker
POSTED: 5:31 pm CST January 24,
2008
UPDATED: 11:05 am CST January 25,
2008
ROCKDALE, Tenn. -- In Maury County, authorities said a woman's husband was beating her so badly that she would have died if somebody hadn't stepped in.
"I was upstairs in my house, and I heard a lady screaming," said neighbor Sherry Shed."He took my chair. He was beating her," said neighbor Ada Pike.Maury County sheriff's deputies believe the women in the community of Rockdale prevented him from killing his wife."I picked up a stick and started hitting him with it," said Shed.When Shed heard screams Monday, she ran outside and saw that her neighbor was in trouble.According to witnesses and the sheriff's department, Herbert Adcock, 50, was beating his wife with a steel chair.Shed, her son Zach, and a number of others jumped in with fists, screams and a two-by-two piece of wood to help."I picked up a stick and started hitting him with it," said Shed.Pike, 79, tried to help as well and feared the worst."He would've killed her the way he was banging on her," said Pike.When sheriff's deputies arrived, they were told Adcock had a .22-caliber handgun. After a two-hour standoff, Adcock surrendered to deputies in a nearby wooded area.The victim, Vivien Adcock, said she is grateful for the people who helped her. Those who love her are concerned she has stayed in an admittedly abusive relationship for so long."What my husband done was wrong. You shouldn't do that. He needs mental help," said Vivien Adcock.Herbert Adcock remains in the Maury County Jail. Monday wasn't the first time the Maury County Sheriff's Department had been called to the Adcock home on complaints of domestic violence.Officials said they have answered numerous calls, with the most recent being last September.Those who are a victim of domestic violence or know someone who needs help are urged to call the Tennessee Domestic Violence hot line at 800-356-6767. The YWCA of Nashville also has a toll-free domestic hot line at 800-334-4628. Popular Slideshows On WSMV.com: Slideshow: Red-Hot Redheaded Celebrity Women Slideshow: Celebrities Commit Fashion Faux Pas Slideshow: Great Weather Photos
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