2 people arrested after driving rage incident in Laurel County.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – Two people were arrested and charged following what police are calling an incident of road rage in Laurel County on Friday.

According to a press release from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 53-year-old James Harness of Sardinia, Ohio, and 26-year-old Jacob Harness of Cincinnati, Ohio, were arrested following the incident.

The sheriff’s office says that around 3:20 p.m., a deputy was investigating a traffic accident unrelated to the incident when he heard people screaming. The deputy then ran toward the commotion and saw Jacob Harness get out of his car parked in front of a semi-truck at the intersection of Adams Road and KY 770.

The press release continues: “The subject ran back to the tractor-trailer as the truck driver exited his vehicle.”

The officer then saw Jacob “grab the truck driver by his shirt and throw him to the ground.”

According to the press release, at that moment the deputy saw another man, identified as James Harness, Jacob’s father, get out of a vehicle parked in front of Jacob’s car, walk to the trunk, grab a gun and run toward the scene of the confrontation between Jacob and the truck driver.

According to the sheriff’s office, James then “fired numerous shots near other people, leading to a confrontation between his son and the truck driver.”

The officer managed to verbally disarm the shooter and arrest him.

James Harness was charged with first- and second-degree reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.

Jacob Harness was charged with fourth-degree assault and both men were taken to the Laurel County Correctional Center.