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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, May 19, 2008 Road rage incident in Granite Falls leaves one man hurt, another jailed By Jackson Holtz Herald Writer GRANITE FALLS – One man was hurt and another man was jailed after an apparent road rage incident that ended in downtown Granite Falls Sunday afternoon. Something happened between a man in a pickup truck and four people driving motorcycles along the Mountain Loop Highway, Granite Falls police Chief Tony Domish said. When the vehicles entered Granite Falls, the motorcycles blocked the road in front of the pickup. A man on a Harley Davidson, 52, and the pickup truck driver, a Granite Falls man, 28, got into an argument, according to court documents. The man on the Harley pulled a gun and used it to strike the pickup truck driver in the face, the documents said. The keys to the pickup were taken and the motorcycles drove off. The man in the pickup truck pulled a gun and pointed it at the bikes as they drove away. Police arrested the man on the motorcycle near Marysville. He was jailed for investigation of first-degree assault. The man who was pistol whipped was treated by aid crews at the scene. About a dozen people witnessed the altercation, Domish said. “We’re still trying to figure out exactly what happened,” he said.

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