A 21-year-old Cheyenne man who was accused of shooting up a stranger’s Chevy truck from his driveway this spring was found not guilty of assault, after a trial jury acquitted him Wednesday.

Jason Lyle Jr. was driving home the evening of April 29 through a web of dirt roads northeast of Cheyenne when he passed another vehicle – quickly.

Suddenly, three vehicles surrounded him. A jacked-up white Toyota Tacoma with a front-end winch rammed the rear of Lyle’s little black Mazda Miata, shaving off his spoiler, he told Cowboy State Daily in a Friday interview.

Lyle’s father Jason Lyle Sr. also joined the interview.

The man driving the Tacoma fired at least five shots at “Junior” during the demolition-derby chase on dirt country roads, the pair said.

[It’s a pretty hairy story. ~ Beege]