Suspect in road rage incident identified, charged after being released from medical treatment

The name of a suspect charged in connection with a road rage incident in Iredell County has been released. Following the incident on Fieldstone Circle reported Wednesday (May 22), 49-year-old Clifton Lamont Wellman of Statesville was medically released from Iredell Memorial Hospital Wednesday evening. Wellman was brought before the Iredell County Magistrate and charged with discharging a weapon into an inhabited property, as well as misdemeanor counts of assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm within city limits.

As WHKY previously reported, Statesville police responded to a shooting call in the area of ​​MLK, Jr. Park and Lakewood Drive just after 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers learned that a female motorist was involved in a DUI incident with another vehicle. The situation escalated when the other vehicle followed her. To ensure her safety, she drove to the National Guard Armory and called 911.

The suspect’s vehicle followed her into the parking lot of the National Guard Armory. A male suspect exited his vehicle, pulled out a handgun, and fired several shots at the ground and the vehicle containing the driver and her minor daughter. One of the bullets struck the vehicle. The driver and her minor daughter were not injured.

The suspect was later taken into custody after a standoff with police. After his arrest, he was booked into the Iredell County Detention Center without bail. As of today (May 24), Wellman was not listed as an inmate at that facility. A District Court appearance is scheduled for June 12.