West Norriton Road Rage Incident Lands Man in Jail

According to The Times Herald, arrested 51-year-old Edward Blayne Tinker, of Schwenksville, on Wednesday, June 27, after he allegedly brandished a gun at another motorist in an apparent road rage incident.

Tinker was reportedly driving on Trooper Road just after 11:30 a.m. when he apparently witnessed another driver, an unidentified Norristown man, blow through a red light. Tinker allegedly pulled alongside the other driver somewhere on the 600 block of South Trooper Road and yelled profanities and then pointed a gun at the driver. Tinker is reported to have a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Police picked up Tinker at his work and remanded him to Montgomery County Correctional Facility on assault charges. According to the Herald, Tinker is currently out on bail.