Edgewater Road Rage Incident Leads to Assault and Handgun Arrests

Anne Arundel County Police arrested two men in connection with a road rage incident at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The report said officers from the southern district were called to Central Avenue at Cadle Avenue in Beverley Beach.

When officers arrived at the scene, a 45-year-old man said he had been involved in a road rage incident. He told police a man in a Volkswagon Jetta was driving erratically.

The victim told police that when both men stopped their cars, the driver of the Jetta took a handgun out of his car. The victim then drove away and called police.

Officers said while they were talking with the victim on Central Avenue, the Jetta approached from the westbound lane. Officers signaled for the Jetta to stop, but the car accelerated and nearly hit one of the officers, according to a release.

At that point, officers put on their lights and pursued the Jetta, which turned onto Collison Road (also in Beverley Beach). The passenger of the car jumped out and fled on foot. Police found the passenger and took him into custody after a brief chase.

Police have identified the man as Benjamin Bray, 27, of the 2700 block of St. Heather Lane in Gambrills.

An investigation revealed he was the driver in the earlier altercation, according to the release.

Police said they believe Bray picked up the second suspect, Jesse Bender, 25, of the 1600 block of Cliff Drive in the Cloverleaf neighborhood in Edgewater, who then became the driver.