A Baltimore man was charged with attempted murder Monday following a road rage shooting in Hanover over the weekend, according to the Maryland Judiciary.
Andre Williams, 33, is being held without bail in the Jennifer Road Detention Center, county records show, having also been charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and a firearm violation.
In a news release, Maryland State Police said troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack reported to the area of southbound Maryland 295 near Interstate 195 Sunday, around 10:30 p.m., following a report of a shooting.
A driver at the scene told troopers he had been involved in a road rage dispute with another motorist. According to charging documents, the confrontation began when the two drivers were traveling south out of Baltimore. Investigators were shown a video of the confrontation, police said, which captured an argument between the alleged victim and the driver of a grey Chrysler van with an Indiana license plate.
Authorities noticed the reporting driver’s vehicle had been struck by gunfire, according to the release, and a projectile was subsequently removed.
Using the video, investigators discovered the grey van was an Enterprise rental vehicle and company representatives soon provided police with Williams’ name and phone number, as well as a Baltimore address.
With the phone number, investigators accessed location data, according to charging documents, and found its location was “consistent” with when and where the other driver’s video was taken — within sight of M&T Bank Stadium.
Though court records list Williams as being a Catonsville resident, using 911 call history, Maryland State Police were able to track Williams to an address in Baltimore, which was different from what he provided to Enterprise. Troopers executed a search warrant and arrested him Monday at the second Baltimore address. Inside, investigators found a loaded handgun, according to the release.
Williams consented to an interview, police said, where he acknowledged the “road rage” incident.
He told state police officials that the other motorist had been “driving erratically and disrupting the normal flow of traffic” out of the city, according to charging documents. In response, Williams fired a “warning shot,” police said.
Williams is scheduled to appear in Annapolis District Court for a Nov. 27 hearing. The public defender’s office has been assigned to the case, per the Maryland Judiciary, though a specific attorney was not identified.
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