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In a road rage incident, a North Carolina man threatened another car with a firearm before leading police on a chase over multiple major roads, including the New Jersey Turnpike, according to State Police.
According to State Police, Russell T. Brown, 62, of Shallotte, North Carolina, faces charges of aggravated assault and aggravated assault on a trooper after ramming into a marked State Police vehicle.
The incident occurred in Morris County on Friday afternoon, when a caller said that a minivan driver in a white Chrysler Town and Country had exited his car and brandished a weapon at the caller.
In Morris Township, it was recorded along Route 287 southbound.
Troopers arrived in the area and noticed the Chrysler continuing southward, pursuing the minivan as it turned eastward onto Route 78.
Troopers attempted to pull the minivan over along a stretch of highway near Bridgewater, flashing their lights and vocally telling the driver to cease utilizing the vehicle's public address speakers.
Brown exited the minivan for a few moments before returning inside and driving away, according to authorities.
The police chase proceeded on Routes 78 and 287, County Route 622 (River Road) in Middlesex County, Route 18 and ultimately the Turnpike.
During the chase along Route 18, the minivan collided with a State Authorities car, according to police.Troopers stopped the Chrysler on the southbound side of the Turnpike in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, shortly before 6 p.m.
After refusing to obey demands to exit the vehicle, Brown was violently removed and detained by State Police.Initially, a female passenger in the minivan was detained, but police eventually concluded that she was an unwilling participant and she was not prosecuted.
A firearm was discovered in the Chrysler during the inquiry.
Brown was also charged with possessing a handgun without a permit, possessing a firearm for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest, escaping arrest, and obstruction of justice, in addition to the aggravated assault counts.
He was being detained in the Somerset County Jail while awaiting a detention hearing.Both the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office were involved in the case.
