Driver Charged In Road Rage Incident

ARNOLD, MO — Scott Heatherly, 52, has been charged with assault after police say he followed a woman into a Walgreens parking lot and tackled her. The woman, who has not been identified, told police Heatherly followed her in his truck, flashing his lights, until she pulled off the road. He then confronted her, accusing her of throwing something out of her window that hit his truck.

The woman came away from the encounter with minor injuries and a broken cellphone. Heatherly is currently wanted by police with bail set at $50,000 once arrested. Police said they expect him to turn himself in today.

Police said security footage shows the driver kicking the woman’s car and tackling her when she tried to snap a picture of him. He’s also seen nearly hitting her with his pickup as he sped off.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Heatherly pleaded guilty to domestic assault and child endangerment in 2007, and was sentenced in 2009 to three years in prison for another incident of domestic assault. Anyone with information about the incident should call Arnold police at 636-296-3204.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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