By The Canadian Press

road rage

Edmonton man sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail for road rage assault

Dec 19, 2019 | 1:57 PM

An Edmonton man sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for breaking a woman’s arms with a crowbar in a road-rage attack won’t be going to jail for now.

Jared Eliasson is seeking a mistrial and was granted bail – moments after he was sentenced today – pending his appeal.

His sentence includes 18 months of credit for time served.

Eliasson, who is 31, was acquitted in April of attempted murder but found guilty of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and damage to property.

The woman testified at his trial that in March 2017 she had honked at Eliasson for blocking an intersection with his vehicle, and he followed her home and attacked her.

She was treated in hospital for two broken arms that required multiple surgeries.