{"id":24534,"date":"2025-09-08T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=24534"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:48:36","slug":"dash-cam-footage-leads-to-road-rage-charges-for-granite-city-man","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/dash-cam-footage-leads-to-road-rage-charges-for-granite-city-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Cam Footage Leads to Road Rage Charges for Granite City Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 21px;line-height: 1.3;text-align: center\"><strong>Dash Cam Footage Leads to Road Rage Charges<br>for Granite City Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px\"><em>GraniteCityGossip.com, September 8, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_8-9-2025_154046_images.search.yahoo_.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_8-9-2025_154046_images.search.yahoo_.com_.jpeg 811w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_8-9-2025_154046_images.search.yahoo_.com_-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_8-9-2025_154046_images.search.yahoo_.com_-768x344.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 85vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal\">A shocking road rage incident in St. Louis this summer ended not just with a bullet, but with a breakthrough.  Charges to a local Granite City man, thanks to a dashboard camera.<br><br>On July 21, a driver reported being tailgated by a red truck while trying to merge onto Interstate 70. As the truck passed, the driver fired a shot, striking the victim\u2019s Chevrolet Silverado. What the shooter didn\u2019t count on? The Silverado was equipped with a dash cam that recorded everything.<br><br>That footage became the key piece of evidence. Investigators used it, along with license plate readers and surveillance video, to identify the suspect as <strong>Richard Lehmkuhl<\/strong>, a 63-year-old Granite City resident. When confronted with the video, Lehmkuhl confessed and showed officers both the truck and the firearm used in the shooting.<br><br>He now faces multiple felony charges, including:  First Degree Assault, Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Two Counts of Armed Criminal Action<br><br>This case is a powerful reminder that dash cams aren\u2019t just for documenting fender benders. They can:<br>Capture criminal behavior in real time<br>Provide indisputable evidence for law enforcement<br>Protect drivers from false claims or legal ambiguity<br>Offer peace of mind every time you hit the road<br><br>Whether you&#8217;re commuting daily or taking a weekend drive, a dash cam could be the most important passenger in your vehicle.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24534","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24534"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24539,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24534\/revisions\/24539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}