A Newark man is behind bars after allegedly pepper-spraying a woman in the parking lot of a local school during a road rage incident.
The incident happened at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday on Ruthar Drive, east of Newark, according to Delaware State Police. Following the road rage incident, the victim turned into the parking lot of ASPIRA Academy, and James Atkins, 49, followed her in.
As the elementary school was preparing for dismissal, Atkins used his truck to block the exit so the woman couldn’t leave, police said. The woman got out of her vehicle to ask school employees for help and as she returned to her vehicle, Atkins pepper-sprayed her…