FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Police say a metro Atlanta man pulled a gun on another driver who passed him on the interstate.
Flowery Branch police say that last week a man called to report a road rage incident.
The victim said that he passed a white pickup truck on I-985 southbound. The truck driver became angry and started tailgating the victim.
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When the victim got off on Phil Niekro Blvd. and pulled into a gas station parking, the other driver followed him.
Police say the driver, later identified as 30-year-old Preston Sweatman of Buford, pulled out a gun and threatened to kill the victim before driving away.
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Investigators watched video footage from the area and got arrest warrants to charge Sweatman with aggravated assault.
He was arrested on Feb. 7 and has since been released from the Hall County Jail, according to jail records.
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