Road rage incident leads to arrest

A 19-year-old was arrested after pointing a handgun at another driver during a road rage incident in Gresham.

On May 5, at approximately 6:15 pm, a caller reported a road rage incident near W. Powell Boulevard and SE 182nd Avenue in Gresham. The caller reported another driver was honking, driving erratically, and pointing a handgun at her. The victim captured video of the encounter, which showed the suspect pointing the firearm at her. Image of suspect pointing firearm.

The suspect vehicle was last seen driving westbound into Portland. Officers with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Transit Police Unit located the suspect near SE 150th Avenue and SE Powell Boulevard in Portland, conducted a traffic stop, and took him into custody without incident. Gresham officers responded and took over the investigation. Officers recovered a handgun with a 30-round magazine from underneath the driver’s seat of the suspect vehicle.

Junior Reyes-Galindo, 19, was lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center on suspicion of:

• Menacing
• Unlawful Use of a Weapon