Man charged with attempted murder after alleged road rage incident in LaRue Co.

LARUE COUNTY, Ky. – One man is behind bars on an attempted murder change after an alleged road rage incident in LaRue County.

According to a uniform citation, an indictment warrant was served on 25-year-old Jason McCormick of Magnolia on Jan. 23 for charges of attempted murder and second-degree criminal mischief.

A separate uniform citation says the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office arrested McCormick on Jan. 5 after he was “involved in a road rage incident south of Magnolia on Highway 31-E.”

Deputies say McCormick was stopped at a convenience store and gas station in Magnolia, where authorities say the victim pulled into the parking lot.

At this location, authorities say McCormick fired a handgun, striking the passenger side windshield of the victim’s vehicle.

McCormick was located on Hines Road in Hodgenville, deputies say, where he was arrested.

McCormick remains at the LaRue County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash bond.