Colorado man charged in fatal road rage shooting in Lake County
A Colorado man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a man during a road rage incident on Tuesday.
According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Lake County deputies were called to the 13200 block of US Highway 24 around 10 p.m. due to a reported shooting. Authorities said Leadville residents Robert Price Chase and Landon Lavelle Mentink were in an altercation due to a road rage incident when Chase fatally shot the other man.
Chase reportedly told deputies that Mentink grabbed him by the throat and threatened him before he grabbed his firearm and shot at Mentink.
He was arrested and booked into the Lake County Detention Facility. The CBI said Chase has been charged with second-degree murder in Mentink's death.
Chase made his first court appearance on Wednesday, where his bond was set at $100,000. His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 16.
Authorities said the shooting remains under investigation.