Man arrested after allegedly punching driver, slitting tire in road rage incident, sheriff says

CUMMING, Ga. – A person has been arrested after the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned he allegedly attacked one other driver in a match of street rage.

Tyler Leikam, 34, faces expenses of aggravated assault, easy battery and legal harm to property. He was arrested on Wednesday and booked into Forsyth County Jail.

On Tuesday, the sufferer advised deputies he was driving behind Leikam’s black SUV when he out of the blue slammed his brakes. Then Leikam reportedly rolled his window down and yelled obscenities on the sufferer after they stopped beside one another at a site visitors mild on Publish Highway in Cumming.

The sufferer advised the sheriff’s workplace that Leikam allegedly bought out of his automobile and began punching the sufferer via the automobile door window, the legislation enforcement company mentioned. He additionally allegedly stabbed the sufferer’s again tire, turning towards the sufferer with the knife, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. The sufferer shot Leikam within the hand in concern, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.

Leikam was arrested a day later and booked in Forsyth County Jail.