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Armed Road Rage Incident Spills From Highway Into Into Dunkin' Lot In Vernon: Police

The incident was captured on surveillance cameras.

A New Hampshire man is facing gun charges after a road rage incident in Vernon,. police said. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

VERNON, CT — A New Hampshire man is facing gun charges after a road rage incident that began on Interstate 84 and spilled into a Dunkin' Donuts parking loot in Vernon, police said.

Vernon police recently released a report in the Oct. 10 incident.

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According to an arrest report, at 6:57 a.m. that day, Vernon officers were dispatched to the Dunkin' at 444 Hartford Turnpike for a complaint about a man threatening another person.

Andrew John Evans, 50, of Milford, NH, was subsequently charged with first-degree threatening with a firearm, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and second-degree breach of peace. He posted a $75,000 bond in the case.

Evans is accused of following another driver from the highway to the Dunkin' and displaying a gun while yelling at the other driver as he parked next to the other driver, according to an arrest report.

The incident was captured on surveillance equipment, police said.

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