Man arrested for road rage with knife and running into the street | News

LEWESDel. – Delaware State Police arrested Tyler Draine, 27, of Rehoboth Beach, on charges of aggravated menacing and related offenses following a road rage incident Saturday afternoon.

On June 1, at approximately 5:41 p.m., officers responded to a report of a road rage incident involving a knife near Coastal Highway and Wescoats Road. According to DSP, a white male suspect on a moped stopped in front of a car at a red light on Coastal Highway. The suspect then approached the car and threatened the two occupants with a knife. While the victims called 911, the suspect fled on the moped south on Coastal Highway.

Shortly thereafter, an officer spotted a white male matching the suspect’s description driving southbound near Airport Road. The officer conducted a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tyler Draine. During the stop, Draine disregarded verbal commands and attempted to flee across Coastal Highway, running in front of several cars. After a brief foot chase, Draine was arrested and a search revealed he was carrying a pocket knife.

Draine was taken to Squad 7 and charged with the following offenses:

• Serious threat (felony) – 2 counts
• Terrorist threat – 2 counts
• Disorderly conduct – 2 counts
• Carry a hidden dangerous instrument
• Resisting arrest
• Expired tags
• Crossing at places other than a zebra crossing

He was arraigned before a Justice of the Peace of Judicial Court 3 and released on unsecured bail of $6,202.