Dagsboro man arrested after road rage incident with gun on Coastal Highway
MILTON, DE — Delaware State Police arrested a 38-year-old Dagsboro man after he allegedly pointed a firearm at another driver during a road rage incident on Coastal Highway in Milton.
The confrontation happened around 5:57 p.m. on August 21, when troopers were called to Eagle Crest Road for a report of a driver threatening another motorist with a gun. Police said the suspect, later identified as Joshua Vickers, was driving a white Honda Pilot northbound on Coastal Highway when he began yelling and allegedly aimed a firearm at the victim.
A short time later, troopers located Vickers and his vehicle at Hudson Fields on Eagle Crest Road. He was detained without incident. A search of the Honda uncovered multiple weapons, including a 9mm handgun in the glove compartment, a 12-gauge shotgun, and two .22 caliber rifles.
Vickers was arrested and taken to Troop 7, where he was charged with aggravated menacing and felony gun offenses. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on a $30,100 unsecured bond.
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Key Points
- Joshua Vickers, 38, of Dagsboro, was arrested after allegedly pointing a firearm at another driver during a road rage incident in Milton
- Troopers found a 9mm handgun, a shotgun, and two rifles inside his vehicle
- Vickers was charged with aggravated menacing and felony firearm charges, then released on a $30,100 unsecured bond