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Georgia trucker charged with firing shot at victim on Johnson County highway

By: Sam Hartle Posted and last updated KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A truck driver from Georgia is charged with firing a gunshot Jan. 22 at another motorist near the Interstate 435 and U.S. 69 Highway interchange in Overland Park. Terry Dreon Rhines, 35, faces a felony aggravated assault – use of a deadly weapon charge in Johnson County Court. Rhines also was charged with criminal discharge of a firearm, a misdemeanor. Court records show Rhines posted bond and was released from the Johnson County Adult Detention Center. Police were called to the interchange just after 4 p.m. on Jan. 22 Officers found the victim in a convenience store parking lot just off U.S. 69 Highway and 151st Street. The court document states the victim was “pacing and speaking very fast.” The victim told the officer he was traveling east on I-435 and headed for the exit to U.S. 69. He said he began to pass a maroon tractor-trailer. At the same time, Rhines allegedly began to merge his tractor-trailer into the victim’s lane. The officer said the victim told him he honked his horn to let the trucker know he was there. He also drove faster to avoid a crash with the tractor-trailer, according to the court document. The trac

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