Florida man arrested for waving a handgun around while driving down a busy highway
Never a dull moment in the Sunshine State. Most recently, police in Monroe County, Florida, arrested a man for a road rage incident wherein he brandished a gun while driving on a popular highway. Now, the man is looking at some pretty serious consequences for losing his cool.
MCSO police officers arrested a 40-year-old Florida man for some good old-fashioned road rage and ‘displaying a handgun’
Sunday morning is sacred to many. It can be a time of religious worship or just a moment to reflect and relax before the crushing reality of Monday. That, or an opportune time to drive down US Highway 1 brandishing a gun after a pretty bad case of road rage, like this Florida man did.
It was around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday when the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a driver, later identified as Stefano Napolitano, engaged in road rage. Scary? Yes. But not unheard of. But things got worse from there.
According to a statement by the MCSO, the “adult male victim reported [that] the suspect, identified as Napolitano, displayed a gun during a road rage incident.” It didn’t take long after that for police to catch up with Napolitano.
Police arrested Napolitano, who admitted to waving the gun around during the road rage incident. Remember to keep your cool on the road, folks. Napolitano didn’t, and now he’s facing some serious consequences.
Napolitano is in some serious hot water for the momentary lapse in judgment
According to the statement from the MCSO, police charged Napolitano with aggravated assault. Even though the incident didn’t result in any injuries, the Florida man threatened another motorist with a deadly weapon, and the police didn’t take kindly to that.
In Florida, aggravated assault is considered a third-degree felony. That’s pretty serious. For starters, even a first-time offender may get up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine for the crime, per Hussein & Webber Law.
In addition to the immediate consequences, a conviction will result in the offender becoming a felon. That means the potential loss of voting rights, the ability to hold public office, own a gun, and more.
