Sworn affidavit released in Cash Wheeler ‘road rage’ case

  • Ian Carey
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Further details are available regarding the incident that led to Cash Wheeler being charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. 

The Orange County Clerk has posted the Affidavit to To Issue Warrant that was filed on July 28, one day after Wheeler is alleged to have brandished a weapon during a “road rage” incident in Florida. The affidavit includes a report from the responding police officer.  

Officer M. Bowhay of the Orlando Police Department wrote in his report that the alleged victim says Wheeler pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at him and was driving his Jeep Gladiator in and out of traffic recklessly. 

Some names and addresses have been redacted from Officer Bowhay’s report below. 

On July 27, 2023, at 0959 I, Officer M. Bowhay #19932, responded to (address redacted) in reference to an aggravated assault with a firearm call. Upon my arrival I spoke to the victim, (name redacted), who provided me with a sworn written/verbal statement that said the following: (The victim) stated he was driving west on Interstate 4 north of Exit 83. He noticed a Jeep Gladiator weaving in and out of traffic honking its horn, so he moved over to the far-right lane to let the Jeep pass.

(The victim) said the Jeep took the right shoulder to drive around him on the passenger side of his vehicle. (The victim) looked over and noticed a white male with a beard pointing a black semi-automatic handgun out of the driver’s window at him with a strong stare.

(The victim) said he feared for his life at this time. (The victim) stated he slowed down to get out of the way of the firearm and ended up behind the suspect vehicle at this time. At this time both were committed to exit 83 (Ivanhoe Blvd). (The victim) took pictures of the Jeep as it turned right onto College Park Drive and began to drive reckless. (The victim) said the Jeep beared Florida tag EFRC72. After taking the picture, (The victim) said he called 911 and gave the vehicle information to dispatch the details of what occurred. He explained he could not be late for work and asked an officer to meet him at his work (name of business and address redacted).

I created a photo line-up using ELVIS (a database used by law enforcement for investigative purposes). Elvis selected five random photos based on the suspect’s Florida driver’s license picture and put them in a randomized order with the suspect being the sixth picture. Officer Blinn #34211 met with (The victim) and presented him with the photo lineup instructions and the photo lineup. (The victim) quickly selected the correct picture, photo #2, of the suspect, later identified as, Daniel M. Wheeler, W/M D.O.B 5/17/1987 with 100% certainty. (See Officer Blinn’s supplement for more details.) Based on (The victim’s) sworn statement and the positive photo lineup identification, probable cause exist to charge Wheeler with, aggravated assault with a firearm violation of F.S.S. 784.021(1)(A)-1.

AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman also issued a comment regarding the matter. In a statement posted to Twitter, MJF says The Young Bucks and FTR will wrestle in London’s Wembley Stadium later this month. 

MJF wrote:

Kinda disappointed how many dorks there are on this app that jump to conclusions so quick. A ton of peoples privilege is showing. We’re all human. We’re all flawed. We all make mistakes. Take it from a guy who’s made more mistakes than most. I’ve had my ups and downs with FTR but Cash wheeler is a great dude and a bad ass. You’re getting FTR Vs Young Bucks in front of 80k plus on august 27th. Talk about that ya dweebs.