According to the Washoe County District Attorney's office, a road rage driver has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon.
A guilty verdict has been rendered in a road rage incident in which the defendant tried to stab the victim through an open car window.
The 24-year-old victim reported the assault, and Reno police officers arrested 62-year-old James Sperow.
According to court documents, Sperow pulled up to the victim, who was towing his trailer, at a crossroads on Neil Road in Reno and began shouting at him.
The victim kept driving down Neil Road when Sperow caught up to him and started tailgating him, according to witness statements and dash camera footage.
Sperow, who was driving into oncoming traffic, cut the victim off and halted in the middle of the road as he turned onto Campus Way, causing the victim to stop suddenly.
Sperow then exited his car, sprinted over to the victim's open window, leaped through it, and attempted to stab the man.
The man shifted to his passenger side to escape Sperow and the knife, but he lost control of the brake, and the truck and trailer collided.
Other witnesses told police that Sperow was unable to attack the victim and then climbed back into his car and drove off.
Sperow was later identified through a picture of his license plate and was taken into custody and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Sperow is scheduled to be sentenced on May 21 and faces up to six years in prison.
