Man Points Gun To Off-Duty Cop's Head In South Austin Road Rage

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Succumbing to road rage is never a good idea. But pulling a gun on an off-duty police officer while in the throes of road rage is far worse.

That what Michael Christopher Tello, 21, is accused of having done in a recent incident reported by the Austin American-Statesman. Referencing an arrest affidavit, the newspaper reported that the off-duty officer was traveling north along South First Street on approach to Stassney Lane when Tello exited a store parking lot onto the former street — nearly causing a collision.

The two men exchanged heated words — as is standard behavior at road rage incidents — that included choice profanities from Tello, as details of the affidavit laid bare. The off-duty police officer later said Tello pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the officer's head, according to the document.

Big mistake. Tello now faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. He was booked into the Travis County Jail with bond set at $50,000, according to records.

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