An Acworth man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for “emptying the magazine” of his Glock .45 at a fellow driver in 2022, leaving the victim seriously injured.
A Cherokee County jury recently convicted Wade Anthony McEwen, 63, on a slew of charges, including terroristic acts, two counts of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and seven counts of reckless conduct.
“We cannot allow our roadways to become war zones with drivers shooting at each in anger,” District Attorney Susan Treadaway said in a statement. “This is not how a civilized society behaves, and this is not something Cherokee County will ever tolerate.”
McEwen was arrested June 30, 2022, after shooting 14 times into the side and back of the 25-year-old victim’s BMW at the intersection of Woodstock Road and Ga. 92 near a CVS in the Acworth area, officials said at the time. They had been stopped at a red light, and McEwen claimed he acted in self-defense as the victim had pointed a gun at him first.
The victim was shot multiple times in his arm, side and back and tried to escape the gunfire by cutting across the highway and coming to a stop in front of a building supply company, prosecutors detailed. Passersby rendered aid until first responders arrived.