NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly pointing a gun at a driver in another vehicle as they drove down a Nashville interstate.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, 28-year-old Ryan Bowden was taken into police custody following the incident.
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On Nov. 30 around 11:30 p.m., a driver in a Nissan Altima flagged an officer down and claimed that a man drove up next to him and pointed a large gun at his vehicle while they were driving down a stretch of interstate between Briley Parkway and Old Hickory Boulevard. Officials have not released information about which interstate the incident took place on at this time.
The driver told officers the vehicle proceeded to follow the Altima off the interstate and onto Broadway, reports said.
Two officers located the vehicle described by the Altima driver, in which Bowden was driving. One officer reported that before they performed a traffic stop on the vehicle, it had tried to perform an illegal U-turn.
Once the vehicle was stopped, the officers commanded Bowden and his passenger to exit. The victim positively identified Bowden, and both he and the passenger were placed under arrest.
According to court documents, the officers could see a large tan gun magazine in the center console of the vehicle. A black AR-15 was then found in the back floorboard behind the driver's seat with one round in the chamber.
Bowden reportedly told police the AR-15 belonged to the passenger, reports said.
MNPD said Bowden was convicted of felony gun charges in 2018. He is now charged with felony firearm possession, two felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor charge for driving without a license.
Bowden is detained in Metro jail on a $122,000 bond.