A Lawrenceville man out for his Monday morning walk says a simple plea to “slow down” turned into a neighborhood chase, complete with cellphone video and a sprint through a neighbor’s yard. After he asked a passing driver to ease up near children waiting at a school bus stop, the situation escalated, and he ended up cutting through a nearby property to reach Lawrenceville Highway and call police. Authorities later arrested two people who now face assault charges.
Gwinnett County police say it all started on Amberwood Drive near Lawrenceville, where the man, who is in his 50s, was walking when he flagged down a car and asked the driver to slow down. According to WSB‑TV, the driver and a passenger confronted him, then followed him through the neighborhood for about 19 minutes while he recorded much of the encounter on his phone…