A man who allegedly responded to a tailgater by firing a handgun into air was arrested by Dalton police Tuesday evening.
According to a press release from Bruce Frazier, public relations specialist for the Dalton Police Department, 22-year-old Gabriel Campos was charged with assault, aggressive driving, driving with a suspended license, reckless conduct, and discharging a weapon on a public street.
The incident happened at 5:30 p.m. in the 900 block of South Thornton Avenue.
Campos was driving his blue Nissan 350Z northbound when another driver in a white Dodge pickup truck began tailgating him. The defendant then slowed down and both drivers "flipped each other off."
Campos then allegedly held up a chrome and black .380 handgun and fired a shot into the air. The other driver then called 911.
Responding officers stopped the defendant at Morris Innovative High School at Fort Hill and took him into custody without incident.