TARPON SPRINGS (FOX 13) -
A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged with purposefully
carrying out two hit-and-run accidents in Tarpon Springs.
They happened within an hour of each other Sunday night,
police said. The suspect, John Wayne Dorminy, was tracked down and arrested
after the incidents, and none of the people involved suffered serious injuries.
The first happened around 8:10 p.m. at North Pinellas and
Orange Street.
A driver told police he honked his horn at Dorminy, who then
allegedly swung a U-turn and followed the man and his wife in their car. They
told police Dorminy then pulled up alongside them and sideswiped their
car.
About an hour later, two other people who were riding bikes
said Dorminy hit them both with his car after a brief altercation at the
Spartan Gas Station at 4 South Pinellas Avenue. Their injuries were non-life
threatening, police said.
Dorminy faces several charges, including aggravated battery
with a motor vehicle. He was carrying a large butcher knife when officers
arrested him. He was also charged with possession of an open
container.
