Crime

Mass. police arrest man with gun after Lexington road rage incident

The man did not have a license to carry a firearm or operate a vehicle.

The gun found in Javier Lopez's vehicle on Tuesday. Massachusetts State Poloce

By Julia Taliesin

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A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly pointed a gun out his window while driving on the highway in Lexington, according to state police. 

Lowell resident Javier Lopez was arrested on several charges, including unlicensed operation of a vehicle, assault with a dangerous weapon, and illegal possession of a firearm. 

Around 3 p.m., the victim of a road rage incident called 911 to report the driver of a red Ford Focus had pointed a pistol outside his vehicle while driving on Route 95 northbound, according to State Police. Not long after, troopers located the car driving northbound in Billerica and stopped it without incident.

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Officers removed Lopez from the vehicle, and discovered a loaded pistol under the driver’s seat. Police reported that Lopez did not have a license to carry firearms or a valid driver’s license. 

He is being held on $5,000 bail in Concord before his arraignment in Lowell District Court.

Arraignment information was not available Wednesday. 

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