A road rage incident in Felton led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania man on April 20. Jeffrey Neifert, 38, of New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, was charged with the crime.
At approximately 9:40 AM, the Kent County 9-1-1 Center received a report of a road rage incident involving a firearm on South Dupont Highway near Killen’s Pond Road. The suspect vehicle was described as a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
Soon after the report, a Delaware State Police trooper patrolling the area saw a Dodge Ram matching the description and conducted a traffic stop. Neifert was identified as the driver. During the investigation, a switchblade was and a loaded handgun were recovered from inside the vehicle.
The investigation revealed that Neifert brandished the loaded handgun while on the highway near Irish Hill Road in a road rage confrontation with another driver.
Neifert was arrested without incident and taken to Troop 3 where he was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; carrying a concealed deadly weapon (two counts); and aggravated menacing.
He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $78,000 cash bond.
Disclaimer:Â Any individual charged in this report is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
