Posted on 12/21/2023 6:51:07 PM PST by algore
A furious debate has erupted after a court threw out charges against an Indiana driver who repeatedly shot one motorist and injured another in a near-deadly road rage incident in the middle of Fort Wayne.
Shocking dashcam video caught the moment a van driven by Jason Henkle, 42, veers from the middle to the inside lane clipping a sedan being driven by Alexander Mozee, 19.
Seconds later Mozee accelerates and stops in front, bringing Henkle's van to a halt as traffic lights turn to red on Maplecrest Road.
The teenager springs out of his car, followed by his passenger, and swings at Henkle's driving seat window, shattering the glass as he punches straight through it.
Henkle reaches for his Ruger .380 handgun, hitting Mozee twice and showering glass over another motorist whose window was smashed by a stray bullet.
Mozee was not seriously injured and Henkle was arrested on charges of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, while Mozee was charged with battery.
Mozee was struck in the arm and the shoulder, and can be seen stumbling away clutching his hand.
Henkle told police he fired three shots to protect himself and his wife after Mozee punched him in the side of the head with the same swing that shattered his window.
Mozee has a court date pending but Henkle's charges were dismissed by Allen Superior Court
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
IMO it was clearly self-defense.
Anyone violent enough to punch through a car window poses a credible threat.
Seems pretty straightforward.
“showering glass over another motorist whose window was smashed by a stray bullet”
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