Alleged Road Rage Incident Leads to Arrest in Paragould, Police Say

PARAGOULD, Ark. — A road rage incident that began on Highway 412 ended with a hit-and-run arrest in Paragould, according to police.

Officers were dispatched on Oct. 31 to the 700 block of South 6½ Street regarding a hit-and-run crash. When they arrived, the victim told officers the incident started as a road rage encounter on Highway 412 and that the suspect, identified as Dillon Wadley, 26, followed him to a residence on 6½ Street.

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As the victim began to park, Wadley allegedly intentionally rear-ended the vehicle, causing significant damage to the victim’s bumper, police said.

Officers located Wadley a short time later and took him into custody. Investigators discovered he had no insurance and four prior convictions for the same offense, according to the report.

During a Mirandized interview, police said Wadley made self-incriminating statements about the incident.

Wadley is charged with first-degree criminal mischief, a Class D felony; second-degree assault, a Class B misdemeanor; and no insurance, a misdemeanor.

Bail has not yet been set.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.