Truck driver threatened others with firearm during road rage, Whitley County IN


A truck driver on US 30 westbound near State Road 5 showed what appeared to be a firearm and threatened to kill other drivers during a road rage incident. The vehicle then entered Kosciusko County.
Audio|Source: Whitley County Sheriff Dispatch
02:5
Transcript:
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Attention, Whitley County, and it's ever a part of road rage.
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Westbound, U.S.
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30 from the area of State Road 5, a red semi with a blue pacer container on the back, bearing Indiana check Ohio registration, (number withheld).
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CP advising the driver possibly has a firearm was just...
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gesturing with it, leaned out the window, threatened to harm the CP.
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I do have a CP behind the vehicle, Forty-Billy County Sheriff's Department, (number withheld).
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(number withheld). I'll head down (number withheld).
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I'll head that way.
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(number withheld). Directions, east-bound or westbound? Direction is westbound.
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(number withheld).
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Ninety-eight, Lincoln Way and 30.
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E.L.C. County now as well. All forward.
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Willie County in its reference, the road breach, they have continued westbound.
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They've entered Kosciusko County.
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Have Kosciusko 911 on with them as well.
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(number withheld) was of thirty.
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(number withheld) clear.
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Bus found 30, 450 bus. That's matched, (number withheld).
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The CP described firearm.
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Negative. She advised the way he was gesturing and holding something by the steering wheel.
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She thought that it was a firearm, but she's not certain.
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Clearing, what threat for me?
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He said that he wished they'd do it and that he would kill them all.
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IN-5, Indiana
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