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Male gets angry at speeding neighbors, throws beer can at them — and then grabs his AR-15 and fires shots, sheriff says
Image source: Polk County (Florida) Sheriff's Office video, composite

Male gets angry at speeding neighbors, throws beer can at them — and then grabs his AR-15 and fires shots, sheriff says

A male got angry at speeding neighbors and threw a beer can at them — and then topped that off by grabbing his AR-15 rifle and firing shots, according to Grady Judd, sheriff of Polk County, Florida.

What are the details?

"I want to tell you a story that you're just not gonna believe," Judd said in a video posted on the sheriff's office Facebook page. "Now, we all have complaints about people speeding down the roads, speeding through our neighborhoods. Ol' Eric Proctor took his conduct to the extreme."

Judd said Proctor claimed neighbors were speeding down his street and threw a beer can at them in retaliation.

After confronting them about their speeding, Judd said Proctor grabbed his AR-15 rifle and fired three shots — one in the air and two in the ground.

Judd said the neighbors called police for help, but Proctor denied their claims — except that surveillance video shows Proctor going into his house, exiting with the rifle, and going back into the house with the rifle.

What happened next?

Proctor, 35, was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of throwing a deadly missile as well as discharging a firearm in public and tampering with evidence following Wednesday's incident in Lakewood, WOFL-TV reported, citing an arrest affidavit.

Proctor was soon released from Polk County Jail after posting a $26,000 bond, the station noted, citing arrest records.

"Hey, if you're that stirred up, just call us," Judd added in the sheriff's office video. "We'll deal with it, and you won't end up in jail charged with a felony."

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