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Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on May 4, 2015 at 9:21am

May 25, 2014

Permalink Reply by V W on May 4, 2015 at 10:22am

Hmmm article could've been less vague, for example, what was he charged with?

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on May 4, 2015 at 11:20am

http://www.rawstory.com/2014/05/truck-driving-alabama-man-arrested-...

Calhoun county sheriff's office arrested and charged Keith Maddox with reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor charge, and released him on a $3,000 bond. He later posted an apology on Facebook, then took it down.

Permalink Reply by V W on May 4, 2015 at 11:25am

Thanks! Glad he was arrested. Hope they throw the book at him.

Permalink Reply by Dave Jacque on May 5, 2015 at 4:50am

It's only going to make him angrier. Mr. Maddox has real psychological problems. Unless he gets drugs and therapy, he probably will kill or injure somebody someday.

Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on May 5, 2015 at 7:35am

 http://apmobile.worldnow.com/story/25800088/man-who-posted-anti-cyc...

Calhoun County Chief Deputy Matthew Wade said he worked out the deal, saying it was the right thing to do.

"Anytime you can change the behavior as opposed to just punishment, I think is an appropriate response," Wade told reporters afterward.

"I think it was a successful win for both sides, and the fact that the whole goal is to change behavior and to make sure people are safe, and that's what we wanted to do and want to accomplish," Wade added.

Wade says under the agreement, Maddox will attend anger management classes and will be under the supervision of the district court for an unspecified time.

If he meets all of the requirement, Wade says, the case will be "satisfied" and dismissed.

Wade says had this case gone to trial, Maddox likely would have been found guilty and would have been ordered to pay a fine and nothing more. He feels Maddox is actually punished more--"punishment through correction"--through this deal.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on May 5, 2015 at 8:31am

Thanks Mike Schwab for finding this. Let's hope Mr. Maddox's behavior will change and this will be a warning to other drivers on the edge to avoid this type of aggressive behavior and share the road.

And more importantly, cyclist Darin Sims, (the target of Maddox's anger in two videos), is safe and alive, and there is no ghost bike memorial to visit on Wednesday May 20, 2015 during the Ride of Silence.