911 road rage
today our new mexico mobile newsroom obtained the tense and un- nerving 9-1-1 audio recording of a road rage incident in las cruces. 23-year-old jacob franzoy was arrested two weeks ago on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of reckless driving. he’s since bonded out of jail. the scary altercation began at the intersection of amador avenue and alameda boulevard. it ended over two miles away on avenida de mesilla. in that frantic 9-1-1 call a woman tells a dispatcher franzoy — whom she says she’s never met before — pointed a gun at her while speeding down amador avenue. abc-7’s jamie warren picks up the story… you’ll see only on abc-7: rick and estela in that frantic 911 call a woman tells a dispatcher franzoy–who she’s never met before– pointed a gun at her while speeding down amador avenue pkg 911 call: sot: 09:07 there’s a black jeep following me he just pulled a gun! a las cruces woman driving through the intersection of amador and alameda calls 911 in a panic. documents state she was was driving past the washington federal bank when franzoy raced past her and cut her off. the woman told police she switched lanes. then things got heated jamie warren standup 1:44:36 it going west past this supply store off amador avenue where the woman said she saw franzoy pointing a pistol at her 911 recording 5:17:15 i went into the other lane to get away from that vehicle and then all of a sudden he slammed on his breaks got behind me and then he pulled the gun out as he went around me the woman says franzoy followed her. documents say she feared he was going to shoot her. 911 call 1:59:13 he’s behind me and i’m heading toward mesilla. do i turn? and go, i don’t know where to go he’s following behind me with a gun then while at a stop sign on avenida de mesilla– the woman says franzoy jumped out of his jeep and ran towards her. she quickly drives away. eventually pulling up to the sheriff’s department to wait for help. police quickly found franzoy and took him into custody: they say if you’re caught in a scary situation like this sot dan trujillo lcpd spokesman 1:20:48 it was good that she did call central dispatch she called 911 but she also you know she also passed the other vehicle which probably wouldn’t be something i’d recommend tag the woman was not hurt. las cruces police also recommend if you encounter an aggressive driver to make sure you call 911 first, not a friend or family member. and try to drive to a public area a fort bliss soldier pleaded guilty to