Motorist Sentenced to Community Service, Probation for Act of Road Rage

RIVERSIDE - A Beaumont man who chased down and tried to hit a motorcyclist during a road rage confrontation in Perris was sentenced today to six months community service and three years probation.

James Winans Clarkson, 57, pleaded guilty last month to assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a gun and carrying a concealed weapon in connection with an April 26, 2011, attack on Interstate 215.

In exchange for Clarkson's plea, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Helios Hernandez did not sentence the defendant to prison, instead requiring him to spend six months in a sheriff's work release pro...