Police claim a Wisconsin teenager allegedly let his road rage get the better of him and it landed him behind bars, where he made a phone call and allegedly bragged that he could have “beat [the victim] to an inch of his life.”
It is alleged in court documents provided to Luxury Handbag Shopping that when 19-year-old Oliver McSorley decided the 81-year-old motorist in the truck in front of him needed to pick up the pace back on October 28, he started tailgating the elderly man’s car.
McSorley’s approach, however, had very much the opposite effect: the older driver eased off the gas, allegedly infuriating the teen, who closed in even tighter with his own truck.
The two vehicles continued traveling slowly east across Pewaukee. At some point, close to the campus of Waukesha County Technical College, cops said McSorley sped up, passing the octogenarian’s vehicle on the left before aggressively cutting sharply right in front of the older gentleman, the court documents detail.
McSorley, though, was stopped at a red light, and the older driver caught up to him. The man inched his truck forward until it actually connected with McSorley’s truck’s bumper and further escalated the angry encounter.
The teen pulled to the side of the road, as did the alleged victim, according to court documents. Both men were already yelling at each other as they exited their vehicles. The confrontation got more and more intense, and at some point, the man pushed McSorley — which police said he had readily admitted.
Police said McSorley allegedly began punching the elderly man over and over in the head and body. According to court filings, the beating was stopped by a group of bystanders who also called 911. One of the witnesses told dispatchers McSorley continued beating on the man, even after he fell to the ground and assumed the fetal position.
The same caller allegedly said it appeared McSorley “was trying to punch the older man into the ground,” the court documents claimed. The witness told the 911 operator she thought the 81-year-old might die because of the brutal assault.
Cops arrived to find the elderly man bruised up and scraped, bleeding from his ears and one of his eyes. The older driver said he had trouble seeing clearly after the beating and was experiencing some pain in one of his shoulders. First responders, believing his head injuries meant he’d been concussed in the attack, rushed the victim to an area hospital.
Authorities said McSorley drove off after a second motorist pulled up and challenged him physically. “Come beat me up,” the driver said, according to the court documents. With his lawyer at his side, McSorley later turned himself in to the police in Pewaukee. His defense to the police? Allegedly, he said the older man started the fight with the push. He further claimed the victim threatened to shoot him dead. While McSorley admitted to cops he saw no gun during the roadside altercation, he started fearing for his life after the threat and responded accordingly.
Prosecutors alleged in court filings McSorley spoke about the attack from a jail phone, perhaps not realizing such calls are almost always recorded. “I should have beaten the s*** out of him,” the filings allege that McSorley said, before adding, “He is lucky he only has a concussion. I could’ve literally beat him to an inch of his life.”
Plea and attorney information could not be obtained Wednesday in light of the holiday.
