CHARGES FILED IN ROAD-RAGE
INCIDENT
Denver District Attorney
Bill Ritter, Jr. has filed formal charges in connection with
a road-rage incident that occurred on Wednesday, October 15,
2003.
19-year-old Shalmir
Petsche (DOB: 10-29-83) is charged with two counts of
second-degree assault (F4), one count of
criminal mischief (F4) and one count of third-degree
assault (M1).
The charges allege that
Petsche ran into the back of the victim’s car on I-70 and
then followed the victim and his family off the highway
until they stopped at a red light. Petsche allegedly
punched out the victim’s driver-side window and fled the
scene.
Petsche
is currently being held in the Denver County Jail. Her bond
has been set at $10,000. She will appear in Denver County
Court room 12T on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 8:30 a.m.
to be advised of the charges.
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