HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for help identifying an armed man who confronted a driver in a road rage incident.
The victim recorded video of the suspect who was armed with a handgun.
The incident happened on Crawley Road near Keystone Grove about three weeks ago. Video of the encounter was released by the sheriff’s office on Monday.
According to investigators, the suspect chased the victim down and forced the victim to stop by pulling his white Lexus IS300 in front of the victim’s vehicle. The suspect got out of the Lexus and pointed a handgun at the victim.
The suspect got back into his car and drove away after seeing one of the passengers in the victim’s car videotaping the confrontation.
The suspect is described as a white male who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds. The Lexus with a partial tag 4302 has an Ohio State sticker on the back window.
Deputies will not identify the victim until they apprehend the suspect.If you have any information about the suspect, please call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813)247-8200 or if you want to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com or send a mobile tip using our P3 Tips Mobile application, which is a free download for iPhones, iPads and Droids. You must call Crime Stoppers first to be eligible for a reward.
