Arrest Made In Gulfport Road Rage Stabbing

GULFPORT, FL — A 23-year-old man faces aggravated battery charges after Gulfport Police say he stabbed a man following a Tuesday traffic incident.

According to police, officers were called to the convenience store at 1422 58th St. S. around 2:45 p.m. in reference to a stabbing. Police say the incident actually began to unfold a bit further north on 58th Street where one man’s vehicle allegedly cut off another man’s vehicle in traffic.

“The two vehicles pulled into the parking lot of the convenience store at the above address, and two men (John Reynolds and the victim) walked into the store, where a verbal confrontation took place,” an email from the police department to media stated. “As the victim tried to pay for his purchase, Reynolds stepped into his path and taunted him.”

Police said the taunting let to “a tussle outside, and seconds later Reynolds produced a knife and stabbed the
victim twice in the torso.”

Reynolds, the email said, walked away but returned at least two times to taunt the 52-year-old victim before returning to his truck, pumping his gas and driving away.

Witnesses gave police a description of Reynolds’ truck. It was found about two hours later parked under a tree on 13th Avenue South and Gray Street. Police say they found Reynolds at his nearby home and discovered a folding knife in his possession at the time.

Reynolds was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on aggravated battery charges.

The victim, who is not being identified at this time, is in stable condition at a local hospital. His injuries are described as serious.

A booking photo was not yet available of Reynolds.

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