Highway confrontation escalates with gun and ends in arrest
Felton, DE — A morning drive turned into a felony arrest after a road rage confrontation involving a firearm led to a traffic stop and weapons seizure in Kent County.
Jeffrey Neifert, 38, of New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody April 20 after Delaware State Police responded to reports of a road rage incident along South Dupont Highway near Killens Pond Road.
Troopers located a Dodge Ram matching the suspect vehicle description and conducted a stop. During the investigation, officers recovered a switchblade and a loaded handgun from inside the vehicle.
Authorities said the incident began earlier near Irish Hill Road, where Neifert allegedly displayed a handgun during a confrontation with another driver.
He was arrested without incident and transported to Troop 3, where he was charged with multiple felony offenses, including possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and aggravated menacing.
Neifert was later arraigned and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $78,000 cash bond.
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Key Points
- Pennsylvania man arrested after road rage incident in Delaware
- Loaded handgun and switchblade recovered during traffic stop
- Suspect held on $78,000 cash bond facing multiple felony charges