BVU had a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for terminating Dose’s employment, his threat toward his supervisor, Fleege. Violence or a threat of violence against co-employees constitute legitimate reasons for terminating an employee. See Sherman v. Runyon, 285 F.3d 406, 409 (8th Cir.2000) (“ ‘Both actual violence against fellow employees'and threats of violence are legitimate reasons for terminating an employee.’ ”) (quoting Clark v. Runyon, 218 F.3d 915, 919 (8th Cir.2000)); Ward v. Procter & Gamble Paper Prods., Co., 111 F.3d 558, 560 (8th Cir.1997) (“It is beyond question that an employee’s striking of a fellow employee is a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for dismissal.”); see also Chatfield v. Shilling Constr. Co., 232 F.3d 900, 2000 WL 1531846, *2 (10th Cir. Oct. 17, 2000) (<HOLDING>) (unpublished table decision); Jones v.
holding that the conflicting explanations given by defendants agents for the plaintiffs termination were also sufficient to raise a reasonable inference that defendants proffered reasons for the termination were pretextual the inconsistent testimony  regarding the motivating reasons for plaintiffs termination cast doubts on the asserted nondiscriminatory legitimate reasons and may alone  be sufficient to preclude summary judgment on plaintiffs claim holding that employees threats of violence against a coworker were legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons for termination holding that termination of individuals employment for making personal phone calls was a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for discharge holding that drugrelated misconduct is a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for termination holding that the district court erred in failing to consider all of the employers proffered evidence of legitimate business reasons for the plaintiffs termination