A Ross man who was charged in a road-rage confrontation with a cyclist got his case dismissed last week after completing an anger management class.

Matthew Marshall Engle was charged with misdemeanor reckless driving after an incident on Ross Common last February. Engle, then 55, was driving near the post office when a traffic conflict ensued with cyclist Jan Weissenberger.

Weissenberger captured the incident on a video camera as Engle appeared to cut him off and then started yelling.

“All of you little bastards, get the hell out!” Engle said. “I’ll get a shotgun and shoot your head off! Get out! Get out!”

“You’re on candid camera!” said Weissenberger, a 41-year-old San Rafael resident.

Engle drove off. Weissenberger, who was not injured, reported the incident to Ross police and also posted the video clip on the internet.

Police identified the driver as Engle, who runs a construction engineering firm, and referred the matter to the Marin County District Attorney’s Office for review.

Engle was arraigned in April and the case proceeded toward a possible trial. On Dec. 29, Judge Sheila Lichtblau agreed to dispose of the case after the defense presented proof Engle had obtained anger counseling.

The prosecution objected.

“Mr. Engle is grateful to the court for dismissing the charge in the interest of justice,” his defense attorney, Paul Burglin, said Thursday. “He agreed to attend some private counseling as a way to amicably resolve this matter.”