Millard K. Ives | Staff Writer
millardives@dailycommercial.com*|*Posted*Oct 3, 2014
A 67-year-old Villages motorcyclist was arrested Thursday after he allegedly blocked in a vehicle with help of a fellow motorcyclist and then fired shots into the car during a road rage incident, according to Lady Lake police.
John Augustine Bibas, who has tattoos of a sword with a bloody tip and a skeleton holding an ax, was charged with shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into a vehicle. He was released from the Lake County jail after posting a $10,000.
According to an arrest affidavit, Bibas and another motorcycle were traveling behind the car headed east on County Road 466 in Lady Lake. The driver told police that Bibas kept tailgating him while trying to pass.
At some point, the motorcyclist rode on the center divider and cut between the victim’s car and another vehicle and then passed him as the other motorcycle stayed behind.
The report adds that Bibas then suddenly put on his brakes in front of the car, causing it to stop. The other motorcyclist then allegedly pulled up behind the car, which prevented the victim from backing up.
The victim told police he began to honk — only for Bibas to pull out a gun and shoot the car.
The victim added he was able to turn his wheel hard and drive off to the Recreation Plantation RV Resort where he called police.
Police said they spotted what appeared to be two bullet holes in the car and officers later found Bibas on Lake Ella Road and arrested him.