2 dads exchanged gunfire in Florida road rage fight, injuring kids, but only one got charged

[Zorro]

Two fathers who got in what police say was a road-rage fight in Florida last fall exchanged gunfire and ended up shooting each other's daughters.

Now, one of them is facing attempted murder charges while the other won't have to spend another day in court over the skirmish.

William Hale, 36, of Douglas, Georgia, and Frank Allison, 44, of Callahan, Florida, were both driving home with their families on Oct. 8 after spending time in Jacksonville in northeastern Florida.

Both men have different stories about how the confrontation started but both agree that it was fueled by road rage, that they were brake-checking each other, driving too fast and that Allison's wife flipped off the Hales, according to police records obtained by USA TODAY.

https://news.yahoo.com/2-dads-exchanged-gunfire-florida-090510812.html

Spoiler: Who's the one who got charged? The one who threw the water bottle at the other...

[marble falls]

1. Double FFS.

[Fullduplexxx]

2. and one count of maliciously throwing a deadly missile.

"Florida courts have held that the throwing of a water bottle or similar object could form the basis of a forcible felony," according to a disposition statement written by Assistant State Attorney Christopher Roth Huband on March 31.

"The water bottle had liquid in it, and (Hale) threw it with malicious intent, clearly intending for it to enter the Allisons’ vehicle and possibly strike one of the occupants," Huband wrote. "As such, the water bottle would qualify as a deadly missile."


bust a gut lol i cant believe it

[Turbineguy]

3. If you get in between two gunners having a firefight in Florida

you are out of luck.

[Karadeniz]

4. Oh, yes road rage, a perfect excuse for our well regulated militia to demonstrate its patriotism.

Can we sue the yahoos for violating the 2A?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. it seems that Hale was the aggressor:

Hale became the aggressor, trying to run Allison off the road, chasing him down and throwing a water bottle into his driver's side window.