Couple sues Bowling Green attorney following 2018 assault charge

FRANKLIN, Ky. – A Simpson County couple filed suit Monday against Bowling Green attorney Travis Lock following a 2018 misdemeanor assault charge.

Simpson Circuit Court Clerk records show Lock was charged in November 2018 with an assault on Troy Neal Tims in the presence of  Tims’ wife, Connie Tims.

Tims told law enforcement officials that he saw someone trespassing on a neighboring a property Nov. 18, 2018 in Simpson County. His wife called the landowner and the landowner asked Tims to make contact with the person, according to a criminal complaint issued against Lock.

Tims walked up to the driver’s side door of a vehicle Lock was driving and asked him who he was and if he had permission to be there, according to the criminal complaint. Tims said Lock identified himself and said he owned the land.

Tims said Lock then began yelling at him and struck him with the driver door of the truck which knocked him back, according to the complaint. Tims said Lock struck his face with his fist several times. Tims was taken by ambulance to The Medical Center at Franklin where he was treated for his injuries.

The suit claims Tims sustained “serious” injuries.

Lock was charged with fourth-degree assault, and the criminal case remains pending in Simpson District Court.

Monday, Tims and his wife filed a civil lawsuit suit against Lock in which they are asking for punitive and compensatory damages, temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent Lock from having any contact with the Tims or their family, attorney fees and a jury trial.

“I have not seen the complaint; however, I’m not at all surprised to learn that Mr. Tims has filed a lawsuit against me because from Day 1 it has been clear that it was his intention to block me on the roadway and attempt to aggressively enter my automobile to provoke me into defending myself in hopes that he could score a big payday by filing a lawsuit against me,” Lock said.

“I don’t need to see his lawsuit to be able to tell you that it is entirely without merit, and you can be assured that it will be defended vigorously,” Lock said.