Central Texas Prius driver, 76, charged with shooting at couple who made 'obscene gesture'

A Central Texas man was recently arrested after police said he shot at a vehicle whose occupant made an obscene gesture while passing him up.

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A 76-year-old Central Texas man was recently arrested after allegedly escalating a road rage incident with a handgun.

Police said Jay Brumbaugh of Weatherford shot at a vehicle whose occupants allegedly made an obscene gesture while passing him up on the road.

According to Palo Pinto County Sheriff Brett McGuire, the occupants called police to report the gunfire incident, which coincidentally unfolded right next to the sheriff's office.

"They just happened to be coming down the main highway into the law enforcement center," McGuire told Chron.com. "Obviously, it was right there. As we left the building we heard what sounded like a single gun shot."

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Police stopped Brumbaugh, who was driving a white Toyota Prius, and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

McGuire said authorities also interviewed the two uninjured motorists, a 33-year-old male and 32-year-old female from Mineral Wells, Texas.

"From what we were able to ascertain, they had been stuffed behind this Prius for a couple of towns," McGuire said. "When they got to a place where they could pass, one of the occupants made an obscene gesture. The driver took exception and a bit of offense, and produced a handgun and shot rounds at the vehicle."

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The Palo Pinto sheriff said the final moments of the heated road rage took place about 200 yards from the sheriff's office.

The Mineral Wells Index is reporting that Brumbaugh posted bail for $100,000 and was released Tuesday morning.

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