Rutland Herald
September 18,2014
Police: Road rage leads to gunfire
Police said a case of road rage led a Rutland man to fire a gun into a passing log truck Wednesday afternoon on Route 4 in Rutland Town.
Michael Barnes, 23, will be in Rutland criminal court today for an arraignment on a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment, said Rutland Town Police Chief Ed Dumas.
Dumas said a motorist called police around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday reporting that the driver of a black car fired a shot from a handgun at a tractor-trailer carrying logs. The black car and log truck were traveling east on Route 4 near Home Depot in Rutland Town, Dumas said the motorist reported.
The chief termed the shooting a road rage incident and said an investigation led to Killington where Barnes was taken into custody.
Dumas said a handgun was also seized. The chief said police believe the shot did strike one of the logs in the truck.
Police said a case of road rage led a Rutland man to fire a gun into a passing log truck Wednesday afternoon on Route 4 in Rutland Town.
Michael Barnes, 23, will be in Rutland criminal court today for an arraignment on a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment, said Rutland Town Police Chief Ed Dumas.
Dumas said a motorist called police around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday reporting that the driver of a black car fired a shot from a handgun at a tractor-trailer carrying logs. The black car and log truck were traveling east on Route 4 near Home Depot in Rutland Town, Dumas said the motorist reported.
The chief termed the shooting a road rage incident and said an investigation led to Killington where Barnes was taken into custody.
Dumas said a handgun was also seized. The chief said police believe the shot did strike one of the logs in the truck.
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