Angry man puts girlfriend on hood, speeds down interstate
Jonathon Salas allegedly put his girlfriend on the hood of his SUV and drove on I-85 in Gwinnett County.
If this guy isn’t single now, he should be. When he gets out of jail, that is.
A Gwinnett County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly putting his girlfriend on the hood of his SUV and ignoring her screams as he drove on I-85, Channel 2 Action News reported. But other drivers couldn’t help but notice the woman and are credited with helping her to safety, police told Channel 2.
Others on I-85 called 911, took pictures of the woman’s ordeal and surrounded the SUV until the driver was forced to pull over.
“We start motioning to each other, like can you believes this,” Adam Marlatt, a witness, told Channel 2. “One guy is showing me he’s taking pictures. He can tell I’m on the phone. And, I kind of mouthed to him, I’m on with 911.”
Thanks to the Good Samaritans, the SUV finally stopped near the Mall of Georgia and officers quickly arrived and arrested the driver, Jonathon Lozano Salas. The woman, whose name was not released, was not seriously injured.
Salas, 29, of a Lawrenceville arrest, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct and simple battery. He was booked into the Gwinnett County jail, where he remained Thursday night without bond.
If you were in this situation, what would you have done?
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35 comments Add your comment
eye witness
September 21st, 2012
1:10 am
That is not even close how it happened.. That girl is crazy and she won’t get of his hood.. I was the only person present before she got on the hood … He had to pick up his daughter from pre school.. She is nuts.. N I would appreciate if the news people would speak the truth.. And can’t tell me is not true cause I saw everything.. She should be in jail she attacked me too trying to take her of him.. God bless !!
Really?
September 21st, 2012
1:12 am
Wasn’t Timothy McVeigh white?
eye witness
September 21st, 2012
1:13 am
He didn’t put anyone on the hood.. She got on and won’t get off
Decatur
September 21st, 2012
1:23 am
Why she did not get off the hood is not the question. Why he drove with her on the hood is the question. Who knows, he may have had a gun and told her he would shoot her if she got off the hood. Anyway, I am sick of this crap and people who choose to carry on like this should be asked to leave this country. Period.
Tim Oliver
September 21st, 2012
1:25 am
@bravesfan. I guess you didn’t hear about the white people that locked their son up in a room for years and then given a bus ticket and told not to ever return back home (if that’s what you call a home). Or better yet, the white man who fathered children from his own daughters and kept them and her underground for years.
Oh let’s not for get about the white woman who stabbed her son and killing him with a steak knife. What about the white woman that killed her three children ages 2 months, 4 years and 8 years old from Rahat.
Yes sir Mr. Bravesfan, I kinda sorta have to agree with Jackass’s statement. Though you may not have seen the television “Jackass” I’m sure you see one every morning eye to eye in the mirror.
eye witness
September 21st, 2012
1:41 am
He didn’t have no gun , he is not even an aggressive man.. She is craaaazzzzyyyy I’m telling u .. Dont always believe what they say .this is not fair.. How many times she could get of till the interstate..so many traffic lights stop signs even the apt complex gate that took forever to open.. .. No justice at all
crazy or not
September 21st, 2012
2:24 am
@ eyewitness, crazy r not she getting the last laugh . Does sound like she jump on there herself but if he didn’t want here there he should have call the police. Now he’s n jail eating rice cakes and scared 2 take a shower. Dont drop the soap!
eye witness
September 21st, 2012
2:33 am
She is over 18 I am am eye witness she was not forced to go on the car .. she can ride anywhere in the trunk or wherever she wants Idk bout the interstate tho.. She wouldn’t want to get of the ride so he drove.. We’ll see what happens.. there are cams too, from the complex
Jasmine
September 21st, 2012
2:50 am
Whomever thought to say once this country is non-majority white, this country will go downhill fast. Ha! You haven’t paid attention to the news. Minorities do have some issues but most of the time you see crazy mess in the news it is a majority white person. Most of the time I hear of mass murderers, serial rapists, and other crazy outrageous crimes it is not a person of color.
johnny
September 21st, 2012
4:18 am
WHAT I WOULD DO? MAYBE TAKE MOTHER-IN-LAW FOR A SPIN.