Driver charged after holding up gun, yelling at Woodbridge intersection

WASHINGTON — A Fredericksburg, Virginia, man was arrested Tuesday more than a month after he allegedly held a gun and yelled at another driver at an intersection in Woodbridge.

Jesse William Blair Lyon, 30, was charged with brandishing a weapon.

Police responded to the intersection of Minnieville Road and Spriggs Road on June 1 shortly before 6:30 p.m. The 25-year-old victim told police he was stopped at a traffic light when Lyon, driving a Chevrolet pickup truck, pulled up next to him.

Lyon held a gun, pointed it upward and yelled at the victim about his driving before pulling away.

The victim drove away to an area business to contact police.

Below is a map of the intersection where the incident happened.

John Domen

John has been with WTOP since 2016 but has spent most of his life living and working in the DMV, covering nearly every kind of story imaginable around the region. He’s twice been named Best Reporter by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association. 

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