Someone reportedly shot at the truck of Public Regulation Commissioner Sandy Jones while he was pulled over and speaking on his cell phone on I-40 near Clines Corners.
Jones, who is running for State Land Commissioner as a Democrat, joked in a statement, “I was just a few inches away from getting out of the land race.”
Jones said that someone in a van passing by shot at the truck and hit the back passenger window.
Jones contacted a State Police officer and reported the incident, which they are now investigating.
“I am a little shaken by the incident, but I was not hurt and that’s what’s important,” said Jones.