ORLANDO, Fla. — The man accused of opening fire during a road rage incident on Interstate-4 bonded out of the Orange County jail early Thursday morning.
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Frank Prince, 33, was released around 3:30am, and only Eyewitness News spoke with the man who said Prince shot at his car.
The victim said he and his wife were driving on I-4 near Kaley Avenue and Orange Blossom Trail when the shooting started Wednesday afternoon.
Prince was arrested a short while later on Kirkman Road in the MetroWest area of Orlando. At the time of his arrest, police found his wife crying inside their car.
"I was, I was, I was…I was scared (expletive). It's something you just wouldn't believe happened to you," said the victim who did not want to reveal his identity.
The victim told WFTV he and his wife could have easily been killed on I-4 when Prince started shooting at them.
"Do you realize you could've killed someone?" asked WFTV reporter Kenneth Moton.
"Self defense," replied Prince.
"But you could've killed someone," said Moton.
"Self defense," repeated Prince.
"He drives by me and shows me his gun," recalled the victim.
The victim does not want his identity known because he fears Prince might retaliate. He was on the phone with 911 dispatchers the whole time. He says Prince fired at least four shots, with three bullets hitting his car.
"I hit the deck. I'm crouched down. I'm barely looking out the window," described the victim. "He blew out my tire. I pulled off the road and started shaking like crazy. In a minute or two the police were there."
"The arrestee pulled out a gun, and for whatever reason you're going to ask the person who did it, starting firing shots at the BMW and hit the car," said Sgt. Barb Jones of the Orlando Police Department.
"I was defending myself. He chased me all the way downtown," said Prince as he was led to away to jail in police custody.
Prince told WFTV he fired shots when he noticed the man reaching down in is vehicle. Prince's wife was also in the car.
"Did your wife tell you to stop?" asked Moton.
"My wife was crying because someone was chasing us. My life was in danger," replied Prince.
Prince is from Longwood. He was released from jail early Thursday morning on $2,700 bond. He is being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The victim told WFTV that he did follow Prince for some time, but said that was only to get the license plate number.
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