Crime & Safety
Machete-Wielding Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident [WATCH]
The incident occurred as traffic was at a standstill following a series of accidents near Goldens Bridge.
NORTH SALEM, NY — A driver from Connecticut was arrested Tuesday after a road rage incident on Interstate 684. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Roderick Davis, 46, of Danbury, Connecticut, was arraigned on charges related to an incident that occurred during a traffic jam.
Davis was arrested by state police after allegedly brandishing a machete and getting into a fight with another driver.
Davis' teenage son was in the vehicle when he got out and started fighting.
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He was arraigned in North Salem Town Court on the following:
- Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony
- Fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor
- Endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor
- Second-degree menacing with a weapon, a misdemeanor
- Second-degree harassment/physical contact, a violation
- Disorderly conduct/obstructing traffic, a violation
Bail was set at $5,000; bond at $10,000, according to a spokeswoman.
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Davis is scheduled to appear in North Salem Town Court Monday, Nov. 26.
Scarpino said, around 8 a.m. Nov. 20, traffic was at a standstill on I-684 southbound, following a series of accidents near Goldens Bridge.
Police said Davis pulled his vehicle onto the shoulder and continued to drive south when he struck a stopped oil delivery truck near Exit 8 at Hardscrabble Road.
At that point, Davis returned to his vehicle and got a machete with which he threatened the truck driver.
Davis dropped the machete and the two men began fighting.
An off-duty law enforcement officer who saw the incident from his own vehicle approached the men and subdued Davis.
State police arrived at the scene and arrested Davis.
Video shows a man swinging what appears to be a machete during an apparent road rage incident on I-684 in Westchester Co. "Once the cop arrested him, he said, 'Wait until I get out ... I have people who are going to take care of you,'" a witness said. https://t.co/HcJ60dDjg8 pic.twitter.com/gwelwhV2N5
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) November 20, 2018
Eyewitness News tweeted a video that allegedly shows a man trying to grab another man's throat and a machete being swung around.
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Photo caption: Roderick Davis. Photo credit: NYSP.
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