Tennessee Father Arrested for Lying to Police to Protect Son Who Shot at FedEx Driver In Fit of Rage and Led Cops on 100 MPH Chase; Teen Found Hiding Under Bed 

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A teen from Tennessee was arrested after police say he shot at a FedEx driver during a wild road rage incident in December. He was found cowering under his bed at his father’s home in Lexington. When the U.S. marshals finally caught up to the boy on Jan. 22 his father lied about his son’s whereabouts. Now the dad is also under arrest, charged as an accessory after the fact. “During the investigation the teen’s father, Ricky Maness, Jr., 44, gave false information about the teen’s location,” the marshals said. “Subsequently the teen was found hiding underneath a bed,” read a press release issued by the agency. Police confirmed he will be charged as a juvenile. Ricky Maness (Credit: U.S. Marshals Service) “If you are old enough to drive and old enough to shoot a gun, you’re old enough to be tried as an adult,” wrote one commenter at the New York Post. Another quipped, “Nothing says ‘manly’ like losing control of your emotions and throwing an irrational, hysterical tantrum in response to a minor traffic inconvenience.” The bizarre events unfolded on Dec. 15, 2024, in Jackson, Tennessee, when the 17-year-old suspect nearly caused an accident with a FedEx van...

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