UTICA — Michael Dedaj, a 28-year-old Sterling Heights man, was arrested on July 29 after an argument at the Puff Cannabis Co. in Utica escalated into a road rage incident, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.
The argument reportedly started between Dedaj, who was driving a red Dodge Charger, and another driver and his passenger in a white van. While on a side street, the argument escalated when Dedaj allegedly used his Charger to crash into the van twice. The Prosecutor’s Office said that the van’s driver, a concealed pistol license holder, fired his weapon in response multiple times, grazing Dedaj.
By the time the incident ended with Utica Police Department officers apprehending Dedaj, the situation had relatively calmed down, police said. The legal culpability of the van’s driver was also considered during this situation…