Two Arrests from Road Rage

Justin Dakota Shuler

Bradley County Sheriff’s deputies took two people into custody on Sunday after an incident of road rage.

Justin Dakota Shuler, 20, is charged with felony reckless endangerment after he pursued another vehicle on Carson Road.  The driver of that vehicle, Marie Heath, 18, and a passenger reported Shuler’s Honda Passport had chased them in an attempt to get them to stop. Both reported being in fear of their safety due to attempts to run them off the road.

Karen J. Mathews

Heath was stopped by Shuler at Horton Road and Ladd Springs Road.  A third vehicle pulled up and a passenger, Karen J. Matthews, 41, got out and struck Heath’s vehicle with a hammer.  She was taken into custody for aggravated assault and vandalism.

Deputies believe the road rage incident stemmed from an earlier altercation over the theft of several CD’s from Heath’s vehicle.