Man pleads guilty to assaulting Raleigh paramedics
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A man charged in a bizarre road rage incident back in February appeared in a Raleigh courtroom Friday and agreed to a plea deal.
Remy Gagnon, 26, was first arrested after a father called 911 to report a man was repeatedly ramming his car.
It happened February 8 at the Ridgewood Shopping Center in Raleigh at Wade Avenue near the Beltline.
The father reported he has just picked up his daughter from the movies when a man suddenly began ramming his car out of nowhere.
Police arrived and had to use a Taser to subdue Gagnon. He was taken to Rex Hospital and later transferred to a mental health facility.
Two Wake County paramedics were injured when Gagnon kicked one and thrust at another with his body. They said they have been unable to return to work because of their injuries.
Gagnon was initially charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, two counts of assault on emergency personnel, and one count of reckless driving.
In the plea deal, prosecutors dismissed the assault with a deadly weapon charge. He pleaded guilty to assault on emergency personnel and reckless driving.
Prosecutors say at time of incident, Gagnon was suffering from mental health issues and thought the father in the car had kidnapped the young girl, and that's why - in his mind - he did what he did.
He has been returned to a rehabilitation program and will be sentenced at a later date.
