David Beckett Charged In October Road Rage Assault At Lakeville Walmart

CBS Minnesota

January 2, 2022

A Montana man has been charged in connection to an assault at a Lakeville Walmart that left a man in the hospital this past October.

David Gene Beckett, of Corvallis, Montana, faces one count of third-degree assault in Dakota County. He was charged on Dec. 21, 2021.

The criminal complaint says the assault took place behind a Walmart on Oct. 27, 2021. A man was driving with his mother in law, and when he exited Interstate 35, he noticed a Jeep Grand Cherokee following him extremely closely. When he parked in the handicap parking spot, the driver of the Jeep, identified as Beckett, parked nearby and yelled at the man, accusing the victim of cutting him off. He threatened to “beat” him, the complaint says.

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