“A guy tried to run me over today... Along with the owner of the car I was shooting. In the past 10 years of shooting cars nothing like this has every happened.
Those words were posted on YouTube by a Los Angeles photographer Alex Stone who was approached by a raging motorist with an “No Hillary” bumper sticker. Stone was taking photos of a car on a long-stretched our public road in San Diego County. The Ramona Sentential reports Mark Gordon, 52, who lived across the street, pulled up in a rage and told the photographers, repeatedly:
“You’re on my fucking driveway, get off my fucking driveway.”
(They were on the road across from Gordon’s house.)
Alex Stone said, “Calm down, sir.” That seemed to enrage Gordon all the more. He then sped off as if he was leaving, only to make a fast hard U-turn creating a dust cloud on the road and then sped back, stopping what seemed to be inches from the photographer.
Stone continued asking Gordon to calm down and said they would leave — they just needed to pack up their equipment. This was not good enough for Gordon, who continued spewing more hate and profanity, then sped off again, only to turn around and speed towards in his truck-sized SUV. And this time Stone had to jump aside to keep from being run down. Stone said he was leaving, but Gordon clearly wanted the confrontation to continue.
At one point Gordon jumped out of his vehicle and bolted up to a young man much smaller in stature, getting right up the young man’s face and then pushing him while threatening him. Gordon then lunged towards Stone and things intensified.
Here is the YouTube video filmed by Stone.
Gordon was arrested and faces charges of a felony with a deadly weapon, a misdemeanor battery and a misdemeanor vandalism. His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13.
Unbelievable. You would expect this at a Donald Trump rally, not out on on a public road! (snark). It’s good the photographers are safe. It took courage to continue filming and it’s pretty impressive how Stone managed to keep his cool. The story is circulating social media. If you’re wondering how this would have gone down had a gun been involved, you’re not alone. There are some truly hateful people out here.
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