By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post
An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a Hays man Thursday following a road rage incident that occurred last week.
According to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler, Nathan Bryan Elliot, 40, Hays was arrested Thursday on suspicion of aggravated assault after allegedly threatening a man with a bat following a traffic incident.
At approximately 5:40 p.m. Feb. 11, Elliot and another man were involved in a traffic incident on the south end of Main street. Following the incident, Scheibler said, the victim drove to the 200 block of West Eighth, where Elliot followed him and allegedly threatened to hit the man with a bat.
After collecting video surveillance footage of the incident, the HPD posted the information on the department’s Facebook page and on HaysPost.com asking for the public’s help.
Scheibler said within 30 minutes of posting the picture of the suspect in the surveillance footage, the department received an anonymous tip identifying Elliot as the man in the picture.
Scheibler said his department was pleased with the response from the community.
“The quick response by the community allowed us to apprehend this guy in a timely fashion,” he said. “We do appreciate the cooperation.”