An Escambia County man who told authorities he was tired of people riding four-wheelers up and down his road is accused of ambushing an ATV rider with a baseball bat.

Douglass Barlow, 74, was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and damage to property criminal mischief under $200.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an armed disturbance at 5531 Empire Road at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday.

A witness told deputies that a man had ridden a four-wheeler that evening along the side of the roadway that passes in front of Barlow’s home. Every time the four-wheeler passed by Barlow’s residence, the witness said he observed Barlow chase after it, according Barlow's arrest report.

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On the four-wheeler’s fourth pass in front of Barlow’s home, the witness said Barlow ran out from behind a truck with a baseball bat in hand.

Barlow allegedly swung at the four-wheeler two times and missed both times, the witness told authorities.

When the rider’s brother ran over to intervene, Barlow hit him in the lower back with the baseball bat, according to the report.

Deputies observed a red mark on the left side of the brother's lower back.

When deputies asked him about the injury, he told deputies it had all started when he was tinkering on a vehicle in his front yard as his brother rode a red and black 2007 Honda four-wheeler along the road.

Then, the man said, he observed Barlow run out and into the road with a bat, chasing after his brother. The man said when he went to investigate the situation, Barlow hit him with a bat, the report stated.

After being hit, the man told deputies he took the aluminum Copperhead baseball bat away from the 74-year-old and waited for law enforcement to arrive, according to the report.

The man who had ridden the four-wheeler told deputies that Barlow had managed to accurately strike his four-wheeler with the bat at least once. The report stated deputies could see a crack in the four-wheeler’s front right fender and estimated the cost of damage at $200.

Barlow was booked into the Escambia County Jail with a $13,000 bond. As of Wednesday afternoon, county records indicted Barlow remained in custody.

Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.