20-Year-Old Threatens Driver, Cusses Him Out

SOLON, OH — Police got a report from a 55-year-old resident who said he had been threatened while driving on Springside Lane. The man said while he was on the street, a man approached him and began yelling profanities and threatening the man. The suspect, who was wearing an Adidas jacket, also repeatedly reached toward his waistband, as if for a weapon, police say.

Officers went to the street to check it out. They found a gathering at 32542 Springside Ln. Officers spoke to a couple on the sidewalk and asked if they had seen anything unusual. The couple said they had seen an argument of some kind between a driver and a man.

While talking with the couple, a man wearing an Adidas jacket approached police. He told officers he had been screaming at the man. He told police his profanity was "freedom of speech." (To stay up to date on local stories, subscribe to the Patch Solon newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

The man had an odor of alcohol hanging off him, police say. Officers arrested Tariq Hakeem Ali, 20, of Solon. He was charged with aggravated menacing and underage consumption of alcohol.

He was taken to Solon Jail where he decided to start using vulgar, offensive language again.

Photo from Solon Police