An off duty police officer was charged with battery after an alleged road rage incident today. Part of the incident was captured on a surveillance camera. Allegedly, there was an incident on the road where the off-duty Lakeland Police Officer felt that the other driver cut him off. As with most road rage type incidents, there were allegedly hand gestures and words exchanged as they drove down the road. The LPD officer then allegedly followed the other driver into the parking lot where the security camera captured the drivers exit the car and confront each other. One driver pushed the other and a fight ensued which was eventually broken up by eyewitnesses. This case has some similarities to the case I tried last week (see the following blog entry).<\/p>\n
Battery is a very serious crime that carries up to 1 year in the Polk County Jail. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An off duty police officer was charged with battery after an alleged road rage incident today. Part of the incident was captured on a surveillance camera. Allegedly, there was an incident on the road where the off-duty Lakeland Police Officer…<\/span><\/p>\n