Man cuts off penis and throws it out car window during police chase

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A man who cut off his own penis and threw it out his car window during a police chase claimed that voices on the radio told him his actions would save the world.

Tyson Gilbert was parked on a Tennessee highway and had blocked traffic – and when police arrived and attempted to pull him over, he ultimately sped away.

“When I pulled up behind him and turned my lights on, he took off and refused to stop. He was all over the road the whole time,” Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Bobby Johnson told local station WJLE of the bizarre incident.

“He turned off on Old Liberty Road and came to a stop. He opened his door. He was naked and covered in blood. He then shut his door and kept driving.”

Tyson Gilbert cut off his own penis and threw it out his car window. Picture: MNPD

Police chased the 39-year-old’s Honda Accord through two counties. At some point during the chase, he severed his genitalia.

Authorities said that Gilbert told them he cut off his penis because he heard voices from his car radio that told him to do it in order to “save the world”.

“The Alexandria Police Department spiked him on Highway 70 as he was going through Alexandria,” Mr Johnson said.

“He kept travelling westbound into Wilson County. The THP spiked him in Watertown but he continued westbound. We finally were able to box him in and got him stopped on Highway 70 right before the Interstate at I-40 and took him into custody. He was then transported to Vanderbilt Hospital.”

Gilbert had previously been arrested and charged with several offences in Cookeville, and spent time at Putnam County Jail in 2017.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

jakethealbatross on September 3rd, 2021 at 16:20 UTC »

That looks like the exact face you make after you cut off your own penis and throw it out the car window.

donkdonkboom on September 3rd, 2021 at 16:05 UTC »

Poor guy, his face says it all.

HanEyeAm on September 3rd, 2021 at 14:00 UTC »

Poor guy. Psychosis can be horrible.