Man arrested following road rage incident at Nashville Airport
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Murray, Kentucky man went to the Nashville Airport and ended up taking a ride to the Davidson County Jail in the back of a police car.
The man reportedly flashed a gun at another motorist during a road rage incident on Sunday, April 14.
Road rage is a growing problem in the country.
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And according to AutoVantage Club, 37% of aggressive driving incidents involve a firearm.
Now it would seem that same frustration is overflowing at places you might least expect it, like the Nashville International Airport.
According to arrest documents from this past Sunday, two motorists driving to the terminal got into a road rage incident while merging into a single lane. That’s when the victim told police, he looked into his rearview mirror and saw a man, now identified as Richard Lake, leaning over his steering wheel and allegedly waving a gun.
Airport police stopped the 55-year-old who had a KY license but was also an ex-con out of Indiana.
When asked if he had a gun, Lake reportedly said yes and police recovered that weapon from the center console.
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According to the affidavit, when asked about the incident, Lake denied displaying the weapon toward anyone. The victim positively identified Lake as the man who flashed the gun during the road rage incident.
Thankfully, no shots were fired and nobody was injured. Lake was arrested without further incident. He was charged with felon in possession of a handgun and aggravated assault.
Lake posted a $20,000 bond and is out of jail.
When travelers were informed of the incident, the common theme was shock that it would happen on airport property.
A woman from Paducah, traveling to Washington D.C. who identified herself as Emily said, “I lived in Nashville for six years and I can honestly say I never heard of anything happening like that here before but it does shock me a little bit.”
Her traveling companion, Bailey, also from Paducah said, “I also think that increases people’s anxiety traveling. Not that that makes it right, but maybe more so around the airport.”
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“This is an area where people, they like their guns, and so it doesn’t surprise me,” Emily added.
Mohina Dey, a new resident of Nashville from India was also traveling to Washington D.C. “Oh my God. I would be scared to death for my life. There has to be changes made to make it a secure place for passengers like us.”
A man identifying himself as Chris from Detroit told News 2, “I feel like these are the most secure places in the world pretty much. Shock surprise. Definitely very surprising. Who would bring a gun to an airport? Not very smart honestly, some people have a couple of screws loose, I guess.”
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