Crime & Safety
Franklin Man Enraged By Errant Windshield Spray Pulls Knife: Police
Upset another driver's rear-windshield sprayer tagged his car, a Franklin man pulled a knife, police say.
FRANKLIN, TN — A 56-year-old Franklin man was arrested April 13 and charged with aggravated assault after pulling a knife during an unusual road rage incident, police say.
Investigators say, while driving near Centennial High School, another car's rear-windshield sprayer sprayed the car of John Hunsinger, who then flashed a knife at the other car and followed it.
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Hunsinger then followed the other car more than two miles to Oak Meadow Drive and blocked it in, according to police. As he was approaching the car with the knife out, police pulled up and intervened.
Hunsinger is charged with aggravated assault and free on a $7,500 bond.
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