Pompano Beach man arrested after road‑rage

A 66-year-old Pompano Beach man was arrested after Broward deputies said he waved a handgun at a woman driving with four young children. (nbcmiami.com) NBC 6, citing an arrest report, identified the man as Michael Beasley and said he was booked Monday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and improper exhibition of a firearm. The alleged confrontation happened March 21 near the 2000 block of East Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach. (nbcmiami.com) The woman told deputies she was driving a blue Toyota sedan when a silver Ford Taurus swerved in front of her, nearly causing a crash, then brake-checked her in traffic. She said the driver pulled alongside her, displayed a silver handgun, and later asked, “Do you want to die?” while laughing. (nbcmiami.com) Investigators said the woman was able to identify the Taurus through a distinctive personalized license plate, and the registered owner was found to be Beasley. NBC 6 reported that a judge later set bond at $10,000. (nbcmiami.com) At Beasley’s hearing, his son asked the judge to consider his status as a military veteran. His defense lawyer said Beasley told the court the other driver had drawn a weapon on him. (nbcmiami.com) The judge also restricted Beasley’s driving, telling him he could travel only to the Department of Veterans Affairs and to church, according to NBC 6. Broward Sheriff’s Office booking records note that arrest information can change and that official court records control. (nbcmiami.com) (bookingblotter.sheriff.org) The case lands amid a broader pattern of gunfire in traffic disputes. Everytown Research, using Gun Violence Archive data, said road-rage shootings nationwide rose from more than 200 people shot and killed or wounded in 2018 to 483 in 2023, or about one person every 18 hours. (everytownresearch.org) Florida state agencies separately track traffic safety and crash trends, though not all aggressive-driving incidents are broken out as road-rage crimes in public dashboards. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says it compiles statewide traffic and safety data for public reporting. (flhsmv.gov) For now, the criminal case against Beasley moves into Broward’s court system, and the allegations remain just that until they are tested there. (browardclerk.org)