Road Rage Case Upheld by Supreme Court

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Lander man who fired a gun at another vehicle during a 2002 road rage incident on I-80.  58-year-old Norbert Schultz of Lander was convicted two years ago of unlawful possession of a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated assault stemming from the incident.  He was sentenced to serve 3 to 6 years in prison.  Prosecutors said that Schultz pulled up behind a pickup truck being driven by Brandon Peterson, whose wife, Zoey, was in the passenger seat.  Schultz had his brights on and was driving aggressively.  Peterson turned on his bright lights after Schultz passed him and Schultz slammed on his brakes.  When the Peterson' truck got next to his car, Schultz opened fire, shooting the truck four times.  At trial, Schultz argued that he had fired at the pickup truck in self-defense.  Peterson sped up to get away and called 911.  Neither he nor his wife were hurt.  Witnesses helped police trace Schultz, and testing of a gun from his property matched bullets from the Peterson's truck.