Florida homeowner arrested after threatening neighbor with gun who U-turned in driveway
Florida homeowner, 60, is arrested after he ‘threatened neighbor with a gun’ after going into a rage when they reversed into his driveway to make a U-turn
- A confrontation between Terry Vetsch, 60, and Jeffrey Hinkson, 51, unfolded when Hinkson briefly used Vetsch’s ramp to make a u-turn
- Vetsch had been monitoring his driveway through surveillance cameras and became enraged when he witnessed the ‘unauthorized use’ of his property
- He emerged from his home screaming and carrying a Taurus 9mm handgun in his pocket and allegedly aimed the firearm at Hinkson’s head and was later arrested
A driver turning around in a neighbor’s driveway noticed he had a gun pointed at his head.
Terry Vetsch, 60, was arrested after the alleged altercation between himself and one of his neighbor friends, 51-year-old Jeffrey Hinkson, who briefly backed into Vetsch’s driveway to make a u-turn.
Vetsch had been watching surveillance cameras facing his driveway when he suddenly became enraged at another driver who was using his property to perform the high-speed maneuver.
He allegedly marched out of his house screaming, armed with a Taurus 9mm pistol in his pocket, which he then aimed at Hinkson’s head.
A confrontation between Terry Vetsch, 60, and Jeffrey Hinkson, 51, unfolded when Hinkson briefly used Vetsch’s ramp to make a u-turn
Vetsch can be seen coming out of his house screaming and reportedly carrying a Taurus 9mm pistol in his pocket, which he then slammed into the rear window of the car
Vetsch can be seen in the center, with his wife, on the left, yelling at a neighbor
Terry Vetsch, 60, was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill
Vetsch used the gun to hit the victim’s backseat window before the neighbor saw what was happening and told him to stop, at which point an argument broke out.
Vetsch began berating him for being on his property and then pointed his gun at the victim’s head before proceeding to argue with both of them.
Deputy Munoz of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office asked to come and have a look surveillance video of the incident to which Vetsch agreed.
It showed the victim following Vetsch to his property as they argued, but they had not entered his property when Vetsch pointed the gun at their heads.
Vetsch said he believed the victims were a neighbor named “Jason” with whom he had had several altercations before, according to the Miami announces.
A deputy from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office went to talk to Vetsch and requested surveillance footage
Vetsch tried to explain the incident as a case of mistaken identity, but he was arrested
Vetsch had been monitoring his driveway through surveillance cameras and became enraged when he witnessed the ‘unauthorized use’ of his property
The deputy arrested Vetsch for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
He was taken into custody and is currently being held at the Flagler County Inmate Facility on $50,000 bond with his next trial scheduled for July 10, while the victim has obtained a restraining order against him.
“Not controlling your anger usually doesn’t work. In this case, it landed a person at the Green Roof Inn,” Sheriff Staly added, jokingly referencing the county jail.