A trucker who was shot in the chest after an argument with a dispatcher may be shocked to learn that the man who shot him was able to plea down to only 5-10 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.

It was Jan. 26th when Giorgi Chuguashvili, a driver for Philadelphia Express Group, was arguing with his dispatcher over his driving assignments. The argument got physical and the dispatcher left work. When he returned later that day, he brought along three friends to help him confront Chuguashvili.





During the confrontation, Chuguashvili was shot once in the chest by one of the dispatcher’s friends, a man named Giorgi Kalandadze. Chuguashvili was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, but survived the incident.

The dispatcher claimed that the driver attacked him with a towing chain and in response, Kalandadze shot him.

In exchange for a reduced sentence of 5-10 years, Kalandadze agreed to plead guilty to just one count of illegally possessing a firearm. He was prohibited from owning a gun because he had previously been convicted of robbery.

The dispatcher and his other two friends will go to trial on October 18th.

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