Nottingham Man Rammed Airport Shuttle Bus: Police

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A Nottingham man was arrested after police said he rammed an airport shuttle bus early Friday morning on MD 295, allegedly waving a gun. Officials said they continue to look for the handgun.

Pete Sommerfeldt, 48, of Nottingham, has been charged with numerous traffic offenses, according to court records. They include negligent driving, failure to stop after an accident, failure to drive right of center, driving off the road to pass a vehicle, speeding, following a vehicle too closely and aggressive driving, among others.

Sommerfeldt was arrested after police allege he led a chase in which he was driving 115 to 120 mph.

Police were alerted after 2:45 a.m. that a van was ramming an airport shuttle bus. Officials said the van driver was suspected of waving a handgun at the bus on MD 295 south at West Nursery Road. When the shuttle stopped at the airport, the van continued forward, according to officials.

Troopers from the Glen Burnie barrack said they found the van on MD 295 south at I-195 east near the airport. The van went onto I-97, police said, traveling between 115 and 120 mph.

A trooper from the Annapolis barrack used stop sticks on I-97 south at Farm Road and punctured the front right tire of the van, but police said the vehicle continued going 60 mph.

The van exited onto eastbound US 50 before taking Rowe Boulevard in Annapolis to a dead-end road at the U.S. Naval Academy, where troopers from Annapolis and Glen Burnie conducted a traffic stop and took Sommerfeldt into custody without incident.

Nobody was injured, according to police.

Sommerfeldt was examined at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Maryland State Police reported Friday afternoon. Criminal charges are pending once he is released, officials said.

The case remains under investigation.

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