Peterborough police have arrested a 48-year-old Cavan-Monaghan Township man and charged him with multiple offences in connection with a road rage incident in September where he allegedly fired a handgun at another driver.
In the early morning of September 8, a car travelling from the Cobourg area to Peterborough along Highway 28 was followed by a pickup truck that was driving very close, changing speeds, and flashing its high beams.
The two vehicles eventually pulled over in the area of Highway 28 and Zion Line, where the driver of the pickup truck exited his vehicle with a handgun and fired one round in the direction of the other driver, striking the ground. Both drivers then got back in their vehicles and drove off.
After the incident, police issued a description of the suspect and his pickup truck. Through investigation, police were able to establish the identity of the driver that brandished the firearm.
On Thursday (December 22), members of the Peterborough Police Street Crime Unit with the assistance of the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at a Cavan-Monaghan Township home.
Police located and arrested a 48-year-old Cavan-Monaghan Township man inside the residence and charged him with the following offences: use of a firearm while committing an offence, careless use of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, discharge a firearm with intent, operation of a vehicle while prohibited, and possession of a schedule I substance (cocaine).
The accused man was held in custody for a bail hearing on Friday.
