Overview
- - The Marion County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. on March 9 at Tidal Wave Auto Spa on SW 95th Street Road in Ocala.
- - Released video shows an 18-year-old employee tackling Thayer while a co-worker removed the ax, then restraining him until deputies arrived.
- - Thayer was booked into the Marion County Jail and remains held on an $11,000 bond, according to WESH.
- - Deputies reported finding a glass pipe during a post-arrest search that they believe is used for methamphetamine.
- - Jail records list two felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges without intent to kill and a possession of drug paraphernalia count, with Fox News Digital noting prior arrests since May 2024.