Man arrested after road rage incident
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Portland, OR - One man is in jail facing a slew of charges after police say he was caught on camera in an aggressive act of road rage over the weekend in Beaverton, Oregon.
Beaverton Police say this all started on Sunday at about 7:25 a.m. when officers responded to a road-rage incident in south Beaverton.
Investigators say the victim, who was in his vehicle with his wife, reported that a man, later identified as 29-year-old Arman K. Hastings, was recklessly following them. During the incident, Hastings entered oncoming lanes of traffic, intentionally cut off the victim’s vehicle, and at one point drove in reverse for over a mile, the couple said.
The victim told officers Hastings repeatedly reached toward his coat, making them think he could be armed.
The couple drove directly to the Beaverton Police Department, where officers quickly located Hastings and took him into custody without incident. During the arrest, officers found a black airsoft handgun in Hastings’ jacket pocket.
Hastings was arrested and lodged at the Washington County Jail on charges of reckless driving and menacing.
“There was nothing from what we saw on the dash cameras that would have led to that … being any sort of reasonable response,” Officer Matt Henderson with the Beaverton Police said. “It looked like the victim was driving appropriately.”
The incident was captured on the victim’s dash camera and rear-facing camera.