{"id":37987,"date":"2023-10-29T19:35:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T23:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=37987"},"modified":"2023-10-29T19:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T23:35:17","slug":"polk-county-driver-arrested-for-highway-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/10\/29\/polk-county-driver-arrested-for-highway-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Driver Arrested for Highway Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An off-duty FHP Trooper was driving on SR-570 (Polk Parkway) near Milepost 18 with family members in his personal vehicle, while off-duty and in civilian attire.\u00a0 Caught in slow-moving traffic, a driver in a red Chevy pickup became agitated and began focusing his attention on the\u00a0Trooper.\u00a0 As traffic cleared, the suspect drove alongside the Trooper&#8217;s vehicle, speeding up and slowing down, yelling and using hand gestures. \u00a0The Trooper ignored the suspect; however, the suspect slowed again and displayed a compact-style firearm, eventually pointing the weapon at the Trooper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Recovered-Firearms.jpg?w=1110&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37988\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trooper contacted the Florida Highway Patrol by calling *FHP and reported the incident.\u00a0 Several FHP Troopers responded to the area but did not locate the driver.\u00a0 The Troopers then responded to the vehicle owner&#8217;s Auburndale residence and located the driver as he returned home.\u00a0 The driver, identified as Matthew Timothy Reiter, 32, was subsequently arrested by the Troopers who located five different firearms.\u00a0 The suspect was placed under arrest, and charged with three counts each of unlawful display of a weapon and aggravated assault with a weapon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An off-duty FHP Trooper was driving on SR-570 (Polk Parkway) near Milepost 18 with family members in his personal vehicle, while off-duty and in civilian attire.\u00a0 Caught in slow-moving traffic,&hellip; 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