Man charged in Cary road rage shooting facing new charges after breaking sprinkler head in jail cell

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Man charged in Cary road rage shooting facing new charges

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- The man accused of shooting a 5-year-old during an apparent road rage incident in Cary is facing new charges after police said he tampered with a fire alarm sprinkler inside his cell.

New court documents obtained by ABC11 state that 20-year-old Charles Stevenson Jr. popped off a sprinkler head inside his cell at the Wake County Detention Center.

Authorities have not released the reason for the incident.

Stevenson is awaiting trial after he allegedly shot a 5-year-old girl during a road rage shooting on US-1 on June 1.

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