Driver Arrested after Pulling out Gun during fit of road rage

by Kristen Harrison-Oneal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at the intersection of 14th Street and Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest.

At approximately 4:30 pm, the suspect and the victim were involved in a minor car accident at the listed location. The suspect and the victim were outside of their vehicle exchanging information when the suspect brandished a handgun and assaulted the victim. The victim was not injured. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers.

On Sunday, October 10, 2021, 49 year-old Ricardo Johnson, Jr., of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).

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Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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