Posted on 03/09/2005 4:21:07 PM PST by dukeman
South Tampa, Florida - On Tuesday evening, Michelle Fernandez was driving down Armenia in South Tampa with her two children in the car, when another driver tried to run her off the road. The man had a sign over his passenger window that said 'Never forget Bush's illegal oil war murdered thousands in Iraq.'
Fernandez has a Bush/Cheney bumper sticker on her car. Fernandez called police from her cell phone when the driver began yelling, blowing his horn, and following her.
9-1-1 Dispatch
Dispatch: Where are you on Kennedy?
Caller: Right now I'm on Kennedy and Arrawana. Look, he just pulled over next to me, he's stopping the car, it's ridiculous this man! Look he's running after my car, Oh my goodness, he's a fanatic, he's in the middle of the street!
For nine minutes Fernandez stayed on the phone with dispatchers, turning on busy streets, hoping to lose the other driver. The dispatcher heard a horn honking in the background.
Dispatch: Is that him blowing his horn at you?
Caller: No I was blowing my horn at somebody 'cause I'm running stoplights and everything else to get away from him.
Fernandez was finally able to throw the driver off her trail. She ended up going to a near-by little league ball park and waited for police to file a report. They arrested Nathan Winkler at his home. They found the sign in the car.
Joe Durkin, Tampa Police spokesperson
"When we contacted him, his indication to the officers of why he was upset, was because he says 'the victim flipped him off, and that's why I pursued her.' But this is taking political views to an extreme."
Winkler is now charged with aggravated stalking/road rage, which carries a five year sentence.
Caller: I oppose him.
Ha! Kennedy is one of the main drags in Tampa, but thanks for putting the weird image in my head.
On the flip side, did you note how the woman conducted herself?
She protected her children, called the police, manage to evade the guy and he's now awaiting a court date. Quick witted, brave and committed to justice being served. Naturally she's a Bush voter. :-)
Sounds like the .40 calibre solution would have worked splendidly. I'm always amazed at how people are real aggressive about flashing the finger and such if they don't agree with your bumper sticker or if you maybe changed lanes when you shouldn't have (Yes, I've done that and suspect a lot of others have, too). I smile and wave.
Do they ever stop to think that the person on the other end of their hostility might be carrying that Smith&Wesson "insurance"?
Wish some left wing idiot would try that with me...I live in a conceal/carry state and I do both!!
Sounds like he's done this before and planned to continue doing it. Lock him way.
W A N K E R ............that sounds about right.
(Sorry!Can't resist an excuse to use that hideous picture!)
I like your style.....!
......nice golf shoes.......
Beretta justice
Once the new FL law on self defense law passes there may be some very different endings to these sort of threads.
Cute couple.
Wait now,,,let me guess,,,,he did it fo de chillins. Knew I could get it. First try too. The Frog-Brain needs 10 years.
Ahhhhh, but you forget that's how the DEMOC
s get their votes from felons and cemeteries. Didn't you hear the HidaBeast say she wanted all felons to be able to vote? It's not fair if they can't.
And they think they own the moral high ground.
Liberals are such hateful idiots.
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