CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County authorities have charged 33-year-old Cale Lee Abernathy of Cleveland,  with hit and run, aggravated assault, aggressive driving and failure to report an accident after he allegedly drove his Toyota pickup truck into to the rear of another man’s vehicle, forcing him off the road and down an embankment.

The victim, Nicholas Nottingham, 31 of Cleveland, suffered only minor injuries.

Nottingham said he was on his way to retrieve some belongings from the home of an ex-girlfriend, Carie Abernathy, Cale Abernathy’s ex-wife.

As he approached the home, he spotted Abernathy who, he said, attempted to punch him through an open car window. He then attempted to turn around and go home, but saw Abernathy follow him and then ram his car twice on the rear bumper, causing him to crash.

Deputies went to the Abernathy home and saw scuff marks on the suspect’s truck which he said came from running into a barbed wire fence on his property.

Carie Abernathy, however, said she witnessed her ex-husband driving after Nottingham.

Deputies arrested him and transported him to the White County Detention Center where bond was set at $6,500.

 

 

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