Following a rigorous investigation that spanned nearly a year, 23-year-old David J. Bush has been taken into custody, linked to a frightening road rage incident that left a Davidson County judge and her passenger under fire. WKRN reported Bush is facing grave charges, including attempted murder after the vehicle driven by Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea Myles became the target of Bush's alleged gunfire on September 8, 2023.
Judge Myles' car was assaulted with bullets on Interstate 440 West, a situation deemed as road rage turned violent. After being passed on the left shoulder, the judge's Prius, witnesses report, was then deliberately slowed down by a white sedan from which the shots were fired. Notably, Myles, who had previously presided over a contentious legal matter concerning the Covenant shooter's writings, was hit by shattered glass, but miraculously, her injuries were not life-threatening.
In a harrowing turn, Myles' 25-year-old companion riding passenger did not escape unharmed—sustaining bullet wounds to her hand, and leg. The victim required immediate medical attention at Vanderbilt Hospital; however, she was later discharged to recover at home. WKRN detailed the chilling statement from Judge Myles, expressing both gratitude for the support from the Nashville community and a deep-seated desire for justice.
Metro Nashville Police Department's careful analysis of ballistic evidence and cell phone data eventually pointed them to Bush, tying him to the shooting, and, as FOX 17 shared, also linked the same firearm to another road rage incident from February 10. Here too, shots rang out from a white Nissan sedan, although, the victims in that case escaped physical injury. Despite the absence of casualties in the February event, the implications of the gunfire were no less severe.
Brought forth by a Davidson County Grand Jury, the indictment against Bush includes two counts of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of aggravated assault, and a count of reckless endangerment for discharging a firearm from a vehicle. Additional charges associated with the February 10 incident ensure the gravity of Bush’s actions are encapsulated within a $500,000 bond. During his arrest, he was already out on bond for yet another road rage charge from March, where his actions similarly resulted in tragedy—a 55-year-old man critically wounded, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
