FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A northwest Alabama man has been arrested on charges that he shot a Florence woman during a July 4 road rage incident.
Florence police tell local news outlets they arrested 21-year-old Desmond Andre Edwards on Friday. He’s charged with first-degree assault and firing into an occupied vehicle.
Police say the victim, Colbert County 911 dispatcher Cassie Sartain, was a passenger in a car when someone in a Chevrolet Cruze confronted them at a Florence traffic light. After the Cruze continued driving aggressively, police say Edwards got out and started shooting.
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Sartain, shot in the neck, has recovered.
Edwards faces 2 to 20 years in prison, if he’s convicted.
Edwards is held in the Lauderdale County jail. It’s unclear whether he has seen a judge or has a lawyer.
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