A man pulled out a machete and threatened another man in a grocery store parking lot in southwest Lincoln on Monday night following a road rage incident, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday.Ìý
The driver of a black sedan became upset with a 23-year-old in a Nissan Altima for not turning fast enough near South Coddington Avenue and West A Street at about 9:30 p.m., Officer Angela Sands said.
The other driver honked and yelled at the Nissan driver, then passed him, but their cars brushed each other, Sands said.Ìý
Both continued driving in the same direction when the driver in the black car intentionally stopped abruptly so the cars would crash into each other, she said.Ìý
The collision caused only minor damage to both cars, but the driver in the black car got out and yelled at the man in the Nissan before leaving, she said.Ìý
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The Nissan driver dropped his family off nearby, then drove to the Russ's Market at 1550 S. Coddington Ave., where he saw the black car's driver stop.
He waited until the man returned from the store, and the two started arguing. Then the other man pulled out a machete and laid it on the Nissan driver's shoulder to threaten him, Sands said.Ìý
A woman then pulled up in the black car, picked up the man, and they drove off.Ìý
Sands described him as black, 5-foot-8, about 180 pounds, with tattoos on one arm, a mustache and goatee, and a grill of gold teeth in his mouth.Ìý