CLEVELAND, Texas — Police in Texas arrested a Truck driver on Aug. 17 after he threatened them with a gun.
According to the Cleveland Police Department, Daniel Joseph Georgianni, 53, of Galveston, became agitated after traffic was halted due to an accident near U.S. 59.
Police said he kept honking his rig’s horn, refusing to stop even after being told he would face charges of noise pollution.
During a final warning, police said Georgianni threatened an officer with a gun. The officer backed away from the rig, and an area around the scene was placed on lockdown.
Police negotiated with Georgianni for more than two hours before he finally surrendered.
He is being charged with is charged with resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor, and interference with public duties, a Class B misdemeanor.
Additional charges may be added, police said.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
Stupidity is alive and well,and this happened in Texas of all places,where we have some of the friendliest law officers.
But who knows,whatever issues the driver was going thru doesn t merit his behaviour.
As a Trucker, we’re not suppose to even carry Firearms!
It is completely legal to carry in your truck BUT it may be against your company’s policy.
probably a meth head. Typical behavior of meth induce psychosis
Total legal to carry as a trucker. It may be against your company policy.