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Columbus Man Charged Following Weekend Road Rage Incident

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

A Columbus man has been charged with assaulting and robbing another man in a road rage incident last weekend.  Police say 40-year-old Michael Hessler attacked the 74-year-old male victim at a Hilltop-area gas station, ramming the victim's car with his vehicle when he tried to flee before beating the victim and taking his wallet. Police say Hessler blamed the victim for a fender-bender at the gas station.  The name of the victim has not been released. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.