Driver chases city worker with gun over parking ticket
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An angry driver pulled a gun on a city worker and chased him down the street after getting a parking ticket, according to police.
The incident unfolded around 1:27 p.m. on March 10 in the 700 block of 8th Street Southeast, where a Department of Public Works employee was on duty.
Police said the suspect approached the worker, upset that his vehicle had been ticketed, and tried to start a fight.
Authorities said the situation quickly escalated when the man went to his vehicle, grabbed a firearm and began following the worker, making threats and attempting to block his path.
The suspect fled before officers arrived.
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The next day, U.S. Park Police located and arrested the suspect after a lookout was issued by Metropolitan Police detectives.
He was identified as David Joshua Willoughby, 36, of Capitol Heights, Maryland.
Willoughby was charged with felony threats while armed involving a gun.
The Metropolitan Police Department said the U.S. Marshals Service also assisted in the case.
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