Leonard Cako, 47, was charged with burglary of a conveyance with assault or battery, aggravated assault involving a victim over 65, and criminal mischief over $1,000
Cellphone video captured a driver firing a flare gun at a man armed with a baseball bat during a road rage incident in Hillsborough County.
Leonard Cako, 47, was charged with burglary of a conveyance with assault or battery, aggravated assault involving a victim over 65, and criminal mischief over $1,000.
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WATCH HEREAccording to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on March 6, the two drivers stopped at a red light at the intersection of South U.S. Highway 41 and West College Avenue.
At the intersection, deputies said Cako got out of his car while holding the bat and approached the other driver.
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Video recorded by a witness shows Cako reaching into the elderly driver's car and the driver firing a flare gun at him.
After the flare hit Cako, he was seen bashing the victim's vehicle with the bat.
Detectives said Cako was the aggressor in the situation and was arrested.
What led up to the incident is not known.
