Thursday, May 26, 2005

Wanted: Brain - call William for details

State trooper gets gun brandish on videotape

A state police trooper on patrol for aggressive drivers arrested a Manchester 19-year-old yesterday after witnessing an alleged case of road rage involving a gun.

The teen - William Jsirandanis of 1136 Union St. - was arrested at gunpoint after Trooper Andrew Player saw the incident unfold in front of him. Player was traveling in an unmarked cruiser on southbound Interstate 93.


This friggin' moron decided it would be a smart idea to chase after someone on the highway whom he had perceived as having cut him off in traffic, and then wave a BB gun out the window at the guy.

Unfortunately, for our surviving brain donor here, there was an unmarked New Hampshire State Trooper right behind him with his cruiser's video camera rolling. This is a great read - the only thing missing is a quote from the kid's mother telling the world what a good boy her son is.

Last May, Jsirandanis pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor criminal threatening charges resulting from an incident Dec. 19, 2003, that began when another driver "flicked off" Jsirandanis as he drove through a red light.

Jonathon Zaleski told police he followed Jsirandanis' black BMW along Weston Road and when traffic came to a stop, Jsirandanis exited his vehicle with a knife in his mouth and an aluminum bat in hand, and approached Zaleski.

Zaleski said he got away, and Jsirandanis repeated the behavior at another traffic stop.

Jsirandanis received a six-month jail sentence, suspended if he remains on good behavior for two years. Yesterday, Jsirandanis was released on bail and is expected to be arraigned at Manchester District Court on June 20.


Two years? This guy lacks the brain power necessary to keep himself out of trouble for two days. As far as his being released on bail is concerned...

"All we are saying, is give Darwin a chance."[/johnlennon]

Player said if someone angers you in traffic, it's better to just let them go, or get a license number and call the police.


But, if someone gets out of their car armed with a knife and a bat and approaches your vehicle, feel free to substitute "let them go" with "run them down".


After witnessing a case of road rage, New Hampshire State Trooper Andrew
Player holds a gun on a car driven by William Jsirandanis of Manchester
yesterday morning on Interstate 293, just south of the Island Pond Road
overpass in Manchester. Below, a trooper escorts a passenger from
the Jsirandanis vehicle yesterday. (DICK MORIN/UNION LEADER)