CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) - The former federal prosecutor accused of a violent road rage stabbing is expected in court, Tuesday.

Cell phone video showed Patrick Scruggs in the moments after a minor traffic crash on the Howard Frankland Bridge in September 2023. Witnesses to the incident said he used a knife to break a car window and repeatedly stabbed the driver.

On the stand, one witness described, "As soon as the Lexus had hit the Honda, a gentleman got out of the car, he flung the door open, and at that point, in my interpretation, he looked enraged. He was very angry."

The driver of the car, Blake Sharp, told a judge he passed out due to a medical condition.

"So, I should get stabbed because of that," he questioned.

A judge denied the defense team's 'stand your ground' argument. Acc

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