A 31-year-old man from New Orleans is facing serious charges after a series of alleged road rage incidents in Miami on Saturday night, according to police.
In one case, police said the suspect, Tre Najai Spadoni, also 31, was driving a white pickup when he approached a man working on his car and asked to borrow his phone and for directions. When the man said he could not help, police said Spadoni pulled out a gun and left.
At about the same time, a woman told police that a man in a white pickup made an illegal right turn and nearly hit her car, prompting a shouting match. Police said the truck driver later struck the woman’s driver-side door as he pulled away. When she called 911 and followed him to try to get his tag number, police said he pointed a gun at her.
Later that night, officers patrolling the Wynwood area spotted a white Chevrolet Silverado matching the suspect’s vehicle. When officers tried to stop it, the driver sped off. The chase ended when Spadoni crashed while driving the wrong way near Miami Avenue and Northwest 26th Street after hitting several vehicles. Officers arrested him without further incident and recovered two guns at the scene.
Records show Spadoni has several prior arrests for armed robbery. As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a firearm, fleeing or eluding police, burglary of an unoccupied dwelling with a face covering, criminal mischief and several counts of leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.
