Obscene Gesture, Gun Lead To Guilty Verdict In Howard County Road Rage Case: Prosecutor

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A 27-year-old Ellicott City man has been found guilty of assault in a road rage incident that unfolded in Columbia earlier this year.

Dominic Cole Davis has been found guilty of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and use of a handgun. On May 31, Ronald Warner and Jerry Gollick Jr. were in a vehicle leaving the Walmart parking lot in the 6400 block of Dobbin Road in Columbia when Davis, who was in his vehicle, raised his middle finger at the two men, according to court documents.

Davis then followed behind Warner in his vehicle, went around Warner’s vehicle to get in front of him and stopped his vehicle in front of Warner on Route 175. As Warner attempted to drive around
Davis’ vehicle to leave, Davis rolled down his window and pointed a handgun at both Warner and Gollick Jr. Warner called police and reported the incident.

Shortly before 6 p.m., Howard County Police were dispatched to Little Patuxent Parkway at
Governor Warfield Parkway for a weapons violation. Police found Davis’ vehicle in the area and stopped it.

Officers asked Davis if he had any weapons in his car and he told them his gun was located on the passenger side in a black book bag. When police searched the vehicle, they found Davis’ gun inside the bag. Warner identified Davis as the person who pointed the gun at him and Gollick Jr. on Route 175.

Davis had a wear and carry permit to legally carry the firearm, authorities said.

“If you are someone who has the right to lawfully carry a gun, that right comes with the increased
responsibility of handling that weapon in an appropriate way,” said State’s Attorney Rich Gibson in a news release. “If someone in our community handles that weapon irresponsibly, we will do all we can to ensure there will be a severe consequence and the guilty verdict reflects that. The defendant in this case, while lawfully carrying a handgun, took it upon himself to behave in an unlawful manner during a road rage incident and will now face a period of incarceration.”

Sentencing is set for Nov. 21.