An Orange County man is behind bars today after he tried to run over the girlfriend of his ex-boyfriend outside their home, deputies said.
Thomas Brazzale, 55, faces two counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and two counts of stalking. He is being held at the Orange County Jail without bond.
Deputies said Mashahn Asbury, 30, and her boyfriend, Keven Stark, 38, stood outside her home on Nowak Drive on Jan. 25 and noticed Brazzale rounding the corner of the street. She told deputies Brazzale aimed his vehicle at both of them.
The couple jumped out of the way to avoid being struck by the speeding vehicle.
Sheriff’s deputies interviewed Stark who told them he used to date Brazzale for four years and they lived together during that time. About two years ago, he left Brazzale and started dating Asbury, and that’s when Brazzale starting stalking and threatening both of them.
Brazzale would come to their house without warning and harass both of them by calling them derogatory names, the report shows.
Asbury said she has known Brazzale for about three years.
When deputies spoke to Brazzale at his home on Monday, he “denied ever making an attempt at running both victims over with his vehicle,” according to the sheriff’s report.
He told investigators Stark and Asbury are the ones “egging him on” and “calling him names.”