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September 21, 2009 in City
CV teacher faces charges in road rage case
Scott Winslow placed on leave after district received court documents
Central Valley High School science teacher Scott Winslow is facing felony criminal charges for his role in a road rage incident on June 9.
The school district placed Winslow on paid administrative leave on Monday, said district spokeswoman Melanie Rose. The district was unaware of the charges until receiving a packet of court documents in the mail that morning, she said. The same documents were mailed anonymously to The Spokesman-Review.
A driver identified in court documents as Nanette Brown told police that a large SUV was tailgating her as she drove north on Nevada with her 3-year-old sons in the back seat. She made a quick turn onto a side street in an effort to get away but the other vehicle followed her, the documents said.
Both drivers got out of their vehicles and Brown told police that the driver, identified as Scott B. Winslow, became very aggressive and said that she cut him off. She got back inside her car and Winslow then allegedly kicked her car door and threatened to kill her, the documents state.
In an interview Monday Winslow said he thinks Brown mailed the documents to the school district and the newspaper. “She’s a stalker,” he said. “I’ve seen her follow me. I’ve seen her on my street. It just shows who truly has the rage.”
Police interviewed a witness who said he saw Winslow kick Brown’s car and heard the threat. The man told police he tried to intervene but Winslow allegedly swore at him.
According to court documents Winslow told the police officer that Brown repeatedly cut him off and that he believed she was “taunting” him. He said the witness who tried to intervene was “trying to start a fight with me” and denied threatening to kill Brown because he was a teacher and “wouldn’t say that,” the documents state.
Winslow said Monday the court documents don’t include his side of the story. “They didn’t put anything in there about her attacking me with her car on the freeway for 25 minutes,” he said.
Winslow claims he was trying to get away from Brown, but admits getting out of the car because he “wanted to know what her problem was.” When asked why he followed Brown after she turned off Nevada, he said he didn’t recall doing so.
In a letter sent in September to Judge Sam Cozza, who is handling the case, Brown said that the events “continue to haunt me even today” and that she has been prescribed medication for anxiety and inability to sleep. She said she finds the thought of being in the same room as Winslow “terrifying.”
Charges of harassment with a threat to kill and second-degree malicious mischief were filed Aug. 12. A trial is scheduled for Nov. 16.
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hines_don on September 21 at 7:09 p.m.
Sounds like there is more to this story than meets the eye.She is trying to say she is only a victim here but I bet they are both guilty of aggressive driving behavior.She sues him,he sues her.No charges will be filed and the only one that wins are the lawyers.They both need to get a life and learn respect for one another.
Dennisbuilt on September 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Brown is another victim of her own stupidity. If she would just pay attention to the road and her surroundings and not her 3 year old boys, Winslow would still be teaching her kids the difference between right and wrong. Somebody has to. So many of you think your invincible behind the wheel until you are followed and confronted then you go whining to the police. Drive humanely or expect to get punched in the face, or worse. I am terrified Brown is still on the road and not in a coffin.
lewis8457 on September 21 at 7:34 p.m.
He should have been a bigger man and just shrugged it off, following her and then kicking her car shows who the aggressor was.
Logic dictates a mother with her kids in the car would not put them at risk by taunting another driver on the freeway. She could have absently cut him off but for him to get upset enough to threaten her is uncalled for.
Maybe he needs to get a different job like a hit man or police officer.
Erik_T on September 22 at 12:00 a.m.
Once upon a time, I witnessed a man in his late 50’s stop his vehicle in the middle of country homes blvd. This fellow was standing next to the vehicle of a young female, yelling at her, and pointing his finger in her face. The young female had a baby in the back seat whom was crying loud enough that I could hear the child over the man’s raging voice.
As the thirty or so vehicles pilled up behind them, I decided it time for someone to at least tell the idiot to get back in his car.
I did so.
He ignored me, so I proceeded to drive around them so I could get to work.
I proceeded on my way. I got to the stop light at Francis to find that he was right behind me. With a scowl on his face, he gestured to me with a brave, but common road rage sign. Your number 1 but not with his index finger (lol…).
I drove slowly up the hill southward, to find that he hammered on his gas to fly by me. Whatever.
I get to Wellesley, and find he is right next to me… Lot of good that did him. I looked over at him and shook my head.
He decided at that time, it was best to pull out a small wooden bat from somewhere under his seat, and slam it on the dash of the clunker he was driving.
I then pulled over, and got out of my vehicle, as I was not about to be accosted by some lunatic, while still in my vehicle.
But, what do you know… He did not stop!
I then went on my way to work.
About an hour into my workday, one of the men in blue knocks on my door. Do you own the XXXX XXXXXX…. Yes, I reply.
Will you come with me he says. I say, sure!
We go to the street, and here is the foolish man standing there.
He goes “yep thats him!’.
Before I could say a word, I was arrested for intimidation with a deadly weapon. (what weapon???)
The man happened to slip away as they proceeded to handcuff me. I then told them the story as it really happened.
At that point, I was released (OR). This is after looking my information up and finding that I had worked for various government agencies in the recent past.
They understood the situation, and at the point of releasing me had just received more information from dispatch regarding the situation as it really played out.
After speaking with the prosecuting attorney’s office, the case was dismissed. However, I did have to take time out of my day for this.
Along with this, new information surfaced about the road enraged man. It seems that a detective stopped by his home, and questioned him about a small wooden bat that he had in his vehicle. At this point the man did admit to having such a bat.
However, charges were never filed. I was the bigger man.
Someday however, he will get out of his vehicle with his bat, and that may very well be the end of him.
anonymouse on September 22 at 8:28 p.m.
Winslow is a psycho. He rationalizes everything away. I’d believe it was a false accusation until he tried bullshi**ing, saying she “stalked him.” He just made up a lie to avoid being at fault or make it seem less criminal.