Mad At Speeder, Florida Man Shoots AR-15 In Air, Throws Beer Can

Mad At Speeder, Florida Man Shoots AR-15 In Air, Throws Beer Can
Florida Man AR-15
Credit:  Sheriff’s Office

LAKELAND, Florida – A Florida man was arrested after allegedly throwing a beer can at a vehicle and firing an AR-15 rifle in the air because he was upset about drivers speeding in his neighborhood on January 11, 2024.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 35-year-old Eric Proctor and charged him with discharging a firearm in public, throwing a deadly missile in an occupied vehicle, tampering with evidence, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Eric Proctor
Eric Proctor. Credit: Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Court records show that the Florida man was released on bond two days later.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
Credit: Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd highlighted the arrest on social media,