A 20-year-old Corpus Christi man was arrested Saturday night after police say he pointed a laser-equipped handgun at officers conducting traffic control on Highway 358.
Dylan Wayne Ponton faces charges of aggravated assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony, and unlawfully carrying a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor.
The incident began around 8:56 p.m. Saturday when Officer C. Morse was providing traffic control for a stalled vehicle on the eastbound side of Highway 358 near the Oso Bridge. Morse was wearing his full police uniform and had his patrol unit’s emergency lights activated when he observed a green laser beam pointed in his direction from a white Dodge Dakota pickup truck…