Man Accused of Road Rage Incident Involving Axe

Drew Christman facing aggravated menacing charges after police said he threatened a woman with an axe during an alleged road rage incident. (Hamilton County Justice Center)
Drew Christman facing aggravated menacing charges. (Hamilton County Justice Center)
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Updated: 12/13/2012 9:56 am
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Police said a man went too far with his road rage, and now he's facing charges.

Drew Christman, 20, of Norwood faced a judge on Wednesday, charged with aggravated menacing.

Police said a woman reported Christman tried to cut her off in a construction zone in Downtown Cincinnati in mid-November. She said when he couldn't pass her, he became angry.

They said at a red light, Christman allegedly pulled out an axe, threatened her and screamed expletives.

The woman wrote down his license plate number and called 911. She latered identified him in a lineup.

The judge set bond at $1,000, which Christman later posted. He's out of jail now.
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sueellis1 - 12/14/2012 2:10 PM
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A few weeks ago, almost the same thing happened to me in Kroger parking lot in Walton, KY. Some woman zipped into a spot in front of me when I had been turning into the spot myself. When I mouthed "That's my spot" through the windshield of my vehicle, she waved me to another spot behind me. I heaved a sigh of resignation and the decrepit shape of our world today, backed out when around and found another spot. When I came back out, she was camping beside my vehicle telling me I couldn't leave and she had called the cops! I waited around, which I didn't have to do, and heard her tell the cop I had "cussed her out", etc. etc. I did NOTHING to that woman and I've never cussed anyone out in my life! I just hope the same crazy female is not driving around trying to find someone to sue or get money from in some way! False accusations are easy to come by!

ronandritao58 - 12/14/2012 8:09 AM
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I am only assuming here - was he one of the idiots who wait until the very last SECOND to get over when there is construction, or a lane ending??? I, also, NEVER let these rude people in, and usually holler at the people in front of me not to, either (even though no one can hear me). These rude people always assume someone will be "nice" and let them in, as though they are better than everyone else and don't have to sit in traffic like everyone else. Why are they so special (at least in their own minds) that they can be rude and pass all the cars sitting there?? I say, in instances like this, don't be "nice." Let the idiot sit there in the lane closing and WAIT, just like you had to - in the lane that is moving.

ILoveCincy - 12/13/2012 9:52 PM
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I actually know Drew. He's a very quiet, calm person. He's very small and always kind to others, he couldn't hurt a fly. I don't know what got into him over this, and I never heard about this from him or any friends. His eyebrow and lashes have always been that way. I think it's a birth mark of sorts. He's a great kid who had a very, very bad day that could've killed him. If it were anyone else, he could've been shot, run over, etc. I'm not defending what he did, because it is VERY wrong and VERY illegal and over something so darn trivial. I think we can learn from this. Let's all be courteous on the road. What is it about driving that upsets us so badly?

Truth Matters - 12/13/2012 6:16 PM
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Everybody should arm themselves with an axe! The world is going to end in one more week!

Chenoosesmom - 12/13/2012 5:39 PM
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Only a complete nut case does something like this. He must have been angry before he got down town. Something set him off like a firecracker.

roger4906 - 12/13/2012 3:40 PM
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If She Had A ccw Could Have Shot Him Dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cptn spaulding - 12/13/2012 12:25 PM
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So, he tried to pass her, SHE got pissed off and SPED UP TO PREVENT HIM FROM GETTING AHEAD OF HER, and created a more dangerous driving situation in a construction zone than if she would have just let him pass. Then he allegedly got pissed off and threatened her. That's probably a more accurate description of what happened.

Truth Matters - 12/13/2012 10:58 AM
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He must have scars around his whole eye. I'm glad his eye is ok.

elliot85 - 12/13/2012 10:55 AM
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HammeringHank - LMAO

wheeljack - 12/13/2012 9:42 AM
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$1,000 is a joke.. we don't have a justice system any more... drew dude what happened to your eye brow and lashes
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