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Palmerton man charged in road rage incident

A Palmerton man has been charged for a road rage incident that occurred in Lynn Township in November.

State police from the Fogelsville barracks responded around 10:20 p.m. Nov. 11 to the report of a vehicle being shot while traveling south on the 5600 block of Schochary Road.

Police determined that John C. Miles, fired two rounds from his SUV, later determined to be from a .380 handgun, at another vehicle, with one round striking the bed of the other driver’s pickup.

Miles was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm into occupied structure, simple assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment.

Bail for Miles was set at $150,000.

Assisting with the investigation were the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Forensic Service Unit, Palmerton Police Department, Carbon County District Attorney’s Office and Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.