CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A road rage incident led to an arrest Monday in Clarksville.
According to Clarksville police, a 45-year-old man driving south on Providence Blvd. on May 1 around 4 p.m. attempted to merge into the right lane, did not see a vehicle which was already occupying the lane, and almost collided with it.
The driver of the other vehicle, Michael Barron, honked at the man, who immediately returned to his lane of travel. Police said the vehicles did not make contact at all.
When the vehicles were next to each other, the victim saw Barron allegedly point a handgun through an open window at him and his female passenger. The handgun was pointed at them a second time as they passed the vehicle again.
Officers were given a description of the suspect’s vehicle and the license plate number and stopped the car on Cumberland Drive. A 9MM handgun was found in the passenger seat of the vehicle.
Michael Barron, 58, was identified as the man who had pointed the handgun at the man and woman in the vehicle. He was taken into custody and booked into the Montgomery County Jail and charged with two counts of aggravated assault. His bond was set at $50,000.