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GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– A 57-year-old man is being held without bond after assaulting an 18-year-old male driver following a road rage incident.
Duane Andrew Sudderth of Flowery Branch was arrested on Sunday, March 3, and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail. He was charged with Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault (two counts), Terroristic Threats, Cruelty to Children 1st Degree, Cruelty to Children 3rd Degree, Entering Auto, and Aggressive Driving.
Gwinnett County Police said the incident occurred on Feb. 28 in Buford. The teen said the incident began on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. and R.H. Smith Blvd. after he and the driver of a blue pickup truck exchanged hand gestures. The teen said the suspect followed him as he turned onto Little Mill Road, and then onto Buford Dam Road. According to the victim, the suspect tried running him off the road.
The teen and his 15-year-old sister, who was seated in the front seat, pulled into a private driveway on Buford Dam Road near Marina Way. The teen said the suspect pulled in behind him, exited his vehicle, and then began to punch him repeatedly in the face through the window. The man told him that he would sexually assault his “girlfriend” in the passenger seat. The “girlfriend” was actually the victim’s sister. The suspect continued to punch the teen even as he exited the vehicle. Eventually, the victim lost consciousness. When he awoke, he called police to report the incident.
Over the next few days, the North Precinct Community Response Team followed up on the case. Utilizing FLOCK cameras in the area, they were able to track down the owner of the blue truck. The officers made contact with the suspect at his home in Flowery Branch on March 3.
Pictured: Duane Andrew Sudderth. Photo provided Gwinnett County Police Department