Alachua County, FL – A 27-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening after deputies say he pointed an AR-style pistol at another driver during a road rage confrontation on NW 39th Avenue in Gainesville, FL.
According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began when the victim reported that a red Toyota Tercel pulled alongside him as he traveled west on NW 39th Avenue. The driver of the Toyota, later identified as Ja’len Javon Parks of Newberry, allegedly threw a coffee cup out of his window, striking the victim’s vehicle.
The victim caught up to the Toyota in traffic and asked why the cup had been thrown. Deputies say Parks responded by pulling an AR pistol from his waistband, raising it and pointing it at the victim, who feared he was about to be shot…