Kingsville Man Charged After Shooting Over Honking, Signs: Police

KINGSVILLE, MD — A Kingsville man has been charged with assault after police allege he shot at two people who honked at him as he was installing a campaign sign in his yard. The incident occurred at the intersection of Cedar Lane and Mount Vista Road, police said.

Douglas Edward Kuhn, 50, of the 11000 block of Cedar Lane, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of reckless endangerment and using a firearm in a felony.

Kuhn was putting up a political campaign sign on his property before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday when the driver of a truck with another campaign sign in the back began honking his horn, police said.

The driver identified himself on WBAL Radio as the chief of staff for the Maryland Federation of College Republicans. He said he had honked in a "friendly" way from his truck, which had a sign promoting President Donald Trump, at the man putting a sign for former Vice President Joe Biden on his lawn. "It's Kingsville. It's a friendly area," he told WBAL. "Everyone honks at each other."

As they drove by, authorities allege Kuhn picked up a shotgun and fired it.

Then the duo drove to a safe place where they called police to report the assault, according to officials.

Kuhn is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center after a judge denied him bail at a bail review hearing at 1 p.m. Monday.

The judge said Kuhn may be released Tuesday on house arrest, WMAR reported.

A booking photo was not provided because the Baltimore County Police Department reports it now requires a person be at large or for the director to authorize its release, which did not occur in this case.