Evansville Police made a run to the area of North St Joseph Avenue and West Virginia regarding someone trying to run people over with their van.
This occurred Around 5:00 Monday evening.
Officers say they found the vehicle, but the driver wasn’t there.
62 year old John Gildersleeve returned to the scene, but was delusional and not making much sense.
A witness told officers that they were behind Gildersleeve’s van when he accelerated quickly in reverse and ran up on the curb just feet away from him.
Gildersleeve was arrested and charged with battery with a deadly weapon and intimidation.
