Farmington Hills Road Rage Suspect Pleads Not Guilty At Arraignment
Carl Mintz, the 27 year old Farmington Hills man accused of shooting a fellow driver who approached his car during an altercation, pled not guilty at his Arraignment on Tuesday to charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and felony firearm.
According to police, both men were traveling north on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills on Monday afternoon when Mintz upset the 20 year old driver behind him by tapping his brakes repeatedly. The victim then approached Mintz's car where the two exchanged words resulting in Mintz shooting him in the arm. Mintz does have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, remained on the scene and called 911 after the shooting. "It's not like I wanted to shoot the guy," Mintz said yesterday during his Arraignment at the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills before the Judge suggested he may want to speak with his lawyer before saying too much. "(He) got out of the car, and he scared me."
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