1 Dead, 3 Injured After SUV Drives Through Crowd at Trace Adkins Concert
42-year-old Billy Jason Carson is in police custody after barreling his Toyota 4-Runner through the crowd at a Trace Adkins concert at the Trails End Campground in Huntsville, Tennessee Saturday (5-23) night. Billy Carson was a food vendor at the event. One individual, 52-year-old Tony Farrell of North Vernon, Indiana, was pronounced dead Sunday morning at the Scott County Hospital. Two other victims were airlifted from the scene, and another was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
The victim Tony Farrell owned a trucking company and was a monster truck driver. According to witnesses, Farrell tried to help stop the SUV after it was dragging an individual around the concert grounds. He was then run over by the 4-Runner. Tony Farrell’s son was also one of the injured.
Trouble began when the heavily-intoxicated Carson started a fight in the concert area. He then left the area, and returned in his SUV, brandishing a revolver, and threatening to kill people. According to witnesses, he was trying to run people over in the concert area where approximately 50 people were still assembled after the concert. Carson’s rampage eventually ended when another individual in a Jeep rammed the 4-Runner.
Police were called to the scene at approximately 11 p.m., and arrested Carson. He has been charged with Homicide and Felony Reckless Endangerment. His bond is set at $500,000 and he is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday (5-27).
Trace Adkins has not yet acknowledged the incident. The concert was a “Full Throttle” event promoted by Live Nation.
May 26, 2015 @ 10:48 am
I heard entertainment reporter, Jimmy Carter, talk about this incident on KOKE FM this morning. Between the shenanigans with fans at Stagecoach and Kenny Chesney concerts out in the parking lots, country music has assembled quite a bit of violence as of late.
May 26, 2015 @ 10:55 am
The guy was a vendor, so you can’t really attribute this tragedy to Trace Adkin’s fans.
May 26, 2015 @ 10:58 am
Correct. It’s just country music in general right now it seems. Just tons of riff raff coming out of the woodwork.
May 26, 2015 @ 12:05 pm
What a imbécile I guess beer was in his system
May 26, 2015 @ 12:36 pm
This jackass didn’t happen to work for Mikel Knight, did he? It’s been a bad week…
May 26, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
I live 50 miles away and I say a brochure or newspaper ad for this event.
It’s tragic seeing things turn out this way.
I am shocked that one or more people in the crowd didn’t kill the perp.
I guess the cops got there before the fans did.
Lucky him.
May 26, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
Just execute him and move on. He’s earned it.
May 26, 2015 @ 5:38 pm
What a sick bastard!
May 26, 2015 @ 6:01 pm
he’s short
May 26, 2015 @ 6:43 pm
What a loathsome piece of shit.
Glad he’s been charged with homicide, hope he gets the book thrown at him (unfamiliar with Tennessee law).
May 27, 2015 @ 12:38 am
I have not checked the Tennessee criminal code, either, but it’s a pretty good bet that deliberately running people down with your SUV and killing someone is a high-level felony carrying a potential life-in-prison term there.
May 27, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Well, with this mayhem it looks like the Rednecks have pulled far ahead of the Yankees when it comes to concert inebriation, fighting and reckless driving. Anyone know the exact tally?
May 27, 2015 @ 6:03 pm
I’ve witnessed quite a few really hairy concert scenes in my time, but (as far as I know) no one actually died…or was run over during the show (and I’ve seen the Plasmatics, BTW). Such a tragic waste, just the definition of a senseless crime.
April 5, 2017 @ 6:49 pm
I love Trace Adkins!?