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Driver Suspected of Brandishing Gun, Evading Authorities Arrested
PALM DESERT (CNS) - A 27-year-old man with a criminal record suspected
of brandishing a gun during a road rage incident in Palm Desert and leading
authorities on a chase was arrested today.
Officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at
10:50 a.m. Tuesday at Cook Street and Gerald Ford Drive, according to the
Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
A victim, whose name was not revealed, told authorities that a man
approached his vehicle yelling and holding a handgun, authorities said.
The suspect fled the area headed northbound on Cook Street toward
Interstate 10 but not before the victim obtained the suspect's license plate
number and vehicle's description.
Investigators tracked down the suspect's vehicle using the Flock
Safety System in the area of Indio Boulevard and Madison Street in Indio.
Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the suspect failed to
yield and a pursuit ensued.
The pursuit ended after deputies, with assistance from the
department's K9 Unit, deployed a pursuit intervention technique to disable the
vehicle in the area of Varner Road and Jefferson Street, authorities said.
Willard Alexander Giron Jr. of Thousand Palms was taken into custody
without further incident. He was booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio
on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a firearm, reckless
evading of a peace officer and violation of post-release community supervision
Bail information was not immediately available.
No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information related to the case was asked to call 760-836-1600.
Copyright 2026, City News Service, Inc.
By: City News Service
August 26, 2026
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