Highway-rage suspect accused of pepper spraying Military vet arrested after chase

A California girl accused of pepper spraying an Military veteran throughout a caught-on-camera road-rage confrontation was arrested Thursday after allegedly main police on a wild four-mile chase earlier than officers found a big hid knife inside her automotive, authorities mentioned.

Tiffany Bagby, 41, was booked into the Solano County Jail on a number of felony prices following the dramatic pursuit, in response to the Vallejo Police Division.

The arrest stems from a Might 11 confrontation involving Military veteran Joe Vallely, who mentioned he was attacked whereas driving an organization bucket truck via Vallejo’s waterfront space.

Police mentioned Vallely was driving south on Wilson Avenue close to Hichborn Avenue when a girl in a purple Nissan Altima started making obscene gestures at him earlier than aggressively dashing in entrance of his car and blocking him from leaving.

Vallely beforehand mentioned he had been driving cautiously as a result of the street comprises newly put in traffic-calming “pace tables” that drive autos to decelerate.

“There’s pace bumps on the street, so you need to drive gradual anyway,” Vallely beforehand informed KTVU.

In line with police, Vallely feared for his security and believed the suspect might have been armed as a result of one other car was boxed in behind him, stopping him from escaping. He started recording the confrontation on his telephone.

Officers mentioned the video confirmed Bagby exiting her car holding what gave the impression to be a canister of pepper spray earlier than approaching Vallely’s driver-side window.

“You scared? You need to be scared, bitch,” the lady allegedly mentioned moments earlier than spraying him straight within the face.

Police mentioned the assault quickly blinded Vallely, who drove away searching for security and tried to flush out his eyes at a close-by enterprise earlier than later receiving medical remedy.

Authorities recognized Bagby because the suspect and tried to contact her at her residence within the days following the incident, however police mentioned she refused to cooperate.

The case escalated Thursday when officers noticed Bagby driving close to Mini and Stanford Drives and tried a visitors cease.

In line with police, Bagby initially refused instructions to exit her car earlier than all of the sudden dashing away, triggering a high-speed pursuit that stretched roughly 4 miles via Vallejo streets.

The chase ended within the 100 block of Hilborn Avenue, the place officers mentioned Bagby once more resisted instructions to go away the automotive earlier than she was finally taken into custody.

Throughout the arrest, police found a “massive hid knife” wedged between the motive force’s seat and heart console, authorities mentioned.

Investigators additionally mentioned Bagby later admitted to pepper-spraying Vallely in the course of the unique confrontation.

She now faces a number of felony prices, together with felony evasion, felony battery and false imprisonment. Bail was reportedly set at $57,000.

Bagby additionally posted her personal model of occasions on-line after the confrontation, claiming she sprayed Vallely to cease him from antagonizing her. Police, nevertheless, mentioned video proof supported Vallely’s account of the incident.

Vallely, a father of two who has mentioned he suffers from PTSD associated to his army service, beforehand mentioned the assault left him rattled.

Regardless of the confrontation, Vallely mentioned he tried to not escalate the encounter and as a substitute targeted on escaping safely after being sprayed.

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