Man named Truelove threatened to kill trucker at Love's Truck Stop for refusing his date request

According to the charges filed on Monday in Pierce County Superior Court, police officers in Fife, Washington, were called to Love's Truck Stop for reports of a man throwing things around and bothering truck drivers.

The victim, a trucker, flagged officers down when they arrived and told them a man, later identified as 47-year-old Robert Truelove, had propositioned him, asking, "Do you want to go on a date?"



When the victim repeatedly turned down Truelove's offer, Truelove became angry, removing his shirt, grabbing a large piece of metal and advancing on the victim while threatening to kill him, according to the charging documents.

The victim told officers he ran back to his truck and locked himself inside to avoid being attacked by Truelove. Officers found and arrested Truelove nearby. He reportedly denied any wrongdoing. Truelove has been charged with assault and felony harassment and is barred from returning to the truck stop.