There, he removed the firearm from his vehicle and told the women "I should shoot you." He also allegedly pulled the 19-year-old driver from the car, grabbed her cellphone and threw it away, which led to the robbery charge, per the Sun. Enters an occupied or unoccupied dwelling or structure, and: (1) Uses a motor vehicle as an instrumentality, other than merely as a getaway. Mark Anthony Thompson, 26, was charged with felony assault and robbery after following the women's car for four blocks to a nearby parking lot. Burglary is a first degree felony, with penalties of up to life in prison, where the defendant: Is or becomes armed within the dwelling, structure, or conveyance, with explosives or a dangerous weapon or. A former University of Florida football player who signed on to play in the NFL was accused of threatening to shoot two women with an assault rifle during an encounter in Gainesville last month, the Gainesville Sun reported. This latest incident follows a recent one involving apparent road rage also in the Sunshine State. The alleged assault caused redness, soreness and bruising on the left side of the teen's jaw.Īuthorities determined that Saunders had unlawfully entered the girl's "occupied conveyance and committed a battery upon her," leading to the felony burglary of conveyance charge. He then reached into the open window and punched her in the face with a closed fist, per the affidavit. Saunders allegedly approached the girl's vehicle to confront her, yelling curses that she said she heard clearly because her driver's side window had been rolled down. It stated that Saunders then "became enraged" and followed the girl in his car to an intersection where he stopped at a red light and exited his car. 16 while driving in Tampa, according to a criminal report affidavit.
The girl, who was not named by police, accidentally cut off Saunders on Dec. A man in Florida was charged with assaulting a 16-year-old teenage girl during an incident last week after she cut him off in traffic, according to court records released Tuesday.įorty-seven-year-old Stephen Irvin Saunders is facing a charge of felony burglary of conveyance with assault or battery for the purported road rage incident.