MAN CHARGED IN FAYETTE CO. ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
A Houston man is in Fayette County custody after a road rage incident on I-10 on Sunday.
Around 10 a.m., Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputy Herman Olvera responded to a report of a handgun being shot out the window of a new model Ford Edge traveling eastbound on I-10. Olvera located and stopped the vehicle near Schulenburg, with assistance from Schulenburg police and DPS.
The sheriff’s office says the occupants, two men and a woman traveling with a small child, at first denied any involvement in any shooting or weapons being in the vehicle. However, upon further investigation, a 9mm handgun was found in the back seat. Marijuana was also located.
(Fayette Co. Jail)
When confronted, the driver admitted to firing the handgun out the window after being cut off by other vehicles, and claimed ownership of the bag where the handgun and marijuana were discovered. It was also determined that the driver was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to being a convicted felon.
35-year-old Charlie Ray Sheppard Jr. was transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center and charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Deadly Conduct, Endangering a Child and Possession of Marijuana.