Montgomery County police charge man after chase on Beltway
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Version 0 of 1. Montgomery County police have arrested one man and cited another after saying the two engaged in a car chase on the Capital Beltway that began with a drug dispute in Prince George’s County and ended when one car crashed into vehicles while going the wrong way on a major thoroughfare. Police said that no gunshots had been fired during the Thursday afternoon pursuit but that one of the men had pointed a handgun at the other while the two were stopped at a light on New Hampshire Avenue. A caller to 911 had reported possible gunfire on the Beltway in Montgomery County. Authorities said in a statement that the two men knew each other and were arguing over an illegal drug sale before the chase began about 3:45 p.m. A police spokesman said the statement clarifies an earlier version of events, which stated that a female driver was fleeing another car. [Two cars involved in chase on Capital Beltway] According to police, the driver of a black Honda Accord, Floyd Wayne Thompson, 30, of Silver Spring, began chasing a black Dodge Charger driven by Terrell Owens, 27. The pursuit went onto the Beltway, and both vehicles exited at New Hampshire Avenue. Police said that at a light, Thompson pointed a gun at Owens, who then sped off and went north in the southbound lanes of New Hampshire Avenue. Three vehicles were hit, including one head-on, and several people were injured, according to police.The exact number was not immediately clear. Both drivers pulled into a store parking lot. Police said Thompson was arrested and charged with first-degree assault. Owens was given traffic citations and released. |