Road rage lands Stateline man in jail on weapons, drug charges
A Stateline man was arrested by South Lake Tahoe police officers on a slew of chargers in what started as a road rage incident.
A 911 called was placed Dec. 4 at 8:55pm that turned into a handgun brandishing. The caller said a green Chevrolet pickup had been tailgating him until he stopped at a light on Highway 50 near Stateline.
“That was when the tailgater pulled up next to him and pointed a handgun at him,” Sgt. Shannon Laney said in a statement.
Officers located the green Chevy on Lake Tahoe Boulevard near Silver Dollar Ave and conducted a high risk traffic stop. All traffic on Lake Tahoe Boulevard was stopped temporarily while officers took the suspect into custody.
William Coaker was arrested with a .38-caliber handgun and ammunition, more than a pound of marijuana, a machete and a Marine “Ka-bar” knife in his truck, according to Laney. Officers said Coaker admitted to the brandishing and stated he was “in fear for his safety” when he showed the victim the gun.
Don’t know what they’re putting in that weed nowadays but it’s making some of the locals nuts. Watch out folks. One word to these nuts could cost you your life.
This is the kind of thing one might expect in L.A., Oakland or even Sacramento but not Tahoe. What the heck is going on?? Driving in winter weather is hazardous enough without adding an idiot and his gun (and I am fully in favor of concealed carry). Emphasis was on IDIOT!