State police in Florida have arrested a person they are saying pulled a weapon on an off-duty trooper all over a site visitors jam.
The incident took place simply ahead of 4 p.m. Sunday on SR-570, sometimes called Polk Limited-access highway, close to milepost 18, Florida Freeway Patrol (FHP) mentioned.Â
The trooper, who used to be in civilian apparel with members of the family in his private car, used to be stuck in slow-moving site visitors when the motive force of a purple Chevy pickup truck “was agitated and started focusing his consideration at the trooper,” FHP mentioned.
The suspect, later recognized as 32-year-old Matthew Timothy Reiter, allegedly drove along the trooper’s car as site visitors cleared, and he used to be dashing up, slowing down, yelling and the use of hand gestures.Â
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FHP shared this photograph of firearms they are saying they have been recovered from the suspect at his house. (Florida Freeway Patrol)
The trooper neglected Reiter till he allegedly “displayed a compact taste firearm, sooner or later pointing the weapon on the trooper.”
Following the flashing, the trooper contacted fellow officials to record the incident. A number of soldiers spoke back to the world, however weren’t in a position to search out Reiter.
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The Florida Freeway Patrol trooper concerned used to be off obligation, and no longer in a patrol car all over the incident. (Sam Navarro/Miami Usher in/Tribune Information Carrier by way of Getty Photographs)
The suspect returned house to Auburndale, the place soldiers have been already looking forward to him and positioned him beneath arrest. (Google Earth)
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Reiter returned house to Auburndale, the place soldiers have been already looking forward to him. He used to be positioned beneath arrest via soldiers who situated 5 other firearms in his ownership, FHP mentioned.Â
Reiter used to be charged with 3 counts each and every of illegal show of a weapon and annoyed attack with a weapon.
