Generally it simply feels good to honk the horn at a driver who does one thing dangerous or offensive through the morning commute.
However typically honking can set off highway rage in an individual with a gun, as police say it did Monday in Ventura.
In response to the Ventura Police Division, a Ventura man adopted a feminine driver, blocked her automotive along with his car, after which brandished a gun at her after she honked at him.
James Wilson, 60, was arrested and booked on the Ventura County Jail on suspicion of brandishing a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm and possession of a stolen firearm, in accordance with authorities.
The incident started slightly earlier than 8 a.m. Monday when the girl and her husband, whose names weren’t launched, have been approaching Victoria Avenue on Ventura Boulevard. The lady informed police that Wilson minimize her off, so she honked at him.
When the couple reached the stoplight, police stated, Wilson obtained out of the automotive and obtained into an argument with the girl. Wilson then adopted the girl’s automotive to her husband’s office close to the intersection of Olivas Park Drive and Palma Drive, police stated.
Wilson allegedly blocked the girl’s automotive within the car parking zone and walked towards her holding a firearm, police stated. He didn’t level the gun at her, police stated, however informed her she wasn’t “robust” earlier than entering into his automotive and fleeing.
The husband then reported the incident to 911 operators and offered Wilson’s car license plate quantity. A California Freeway Patrol automotive occurred to be in entrance of Wilson’s automotive and stopped him, with the assistance of Ventura police, in entrance of the Ventura County Authorities Heart on Victoria Avenue, just a few miles from the reported confrontation, police stated.
