Off-Duty Bridgeport Cop Threatened With Gun By Wrong-Way Driver In Stratford: Report

STRATFORD, CT — Two men were arrested Saturday night after a driver allegedly pulled a gun on an off-duty Bridgeport police officer who was alerting him that he was heading the wrong way on a one-way street in Stratford, according to the Connecticut Post.

The driver is accused of threatening to shoot the off-duty cop before continuing on his way.

The Post reports Officer Steven Figueroa, who was heading home after completing his shift, followed the vehicle and apprehended the driver, 28-year-old Ricky Owens, and the passenger, 28-year-old Corey Zygmont, and held them until backup arrived.

Read more at the Connecticut Post here.

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