Road Rage Shooting Arrest: Mitchell Williams Charged

0:00A 36-year-old man named Mitchell Williams III has been arrested in Johnson County for his role in a road-raid shooting. Deputies charged him with misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon after an incident on U.S. Highway 70 near Princeton. The trouble started around 7.30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, when two drivers got into a fight. Radio calls describe one vehicle as a work truck with a trailer and the other as a Chevy Impala. One man ended up shot and rushed to the hospital. Officials say both drivers share blame in the clash, with no clear aggressor named. The injured man is now stable in talking, but the sheriff's office has no plans to charge him. Williams posted a $2,000 bond the same day he was arrested. Investigators are still digging into the case and hunting for video footage to piece together what happened. Road rage cases like this have spiked since the pandemic, making them more dangerous with guns involved, and they've been on the rise locally too.

1:01Stay safe out there on the roads. That's your update from Durham News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.