NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — After a now-trending video online showed a man pointing a gun at another driver on a Virginia highway, authorities have arrested 58-year-old Eugene Trujillo. He now faces several charges including brandishing a firearm, reckless driving, assault and reckless handling of a firearm.
Trujillo appeared in court behind a video screen Tuesday morning where a judge read over his charges. He asked a judge for more time to hire an attorney. He's expected back in court on September 26 for an attorney review.
The incident started happened on Sunday morning. Tishawna Banks tells 13News Now she was driving eastbound on Interstate 64 in Newport News. She described merging ahead of Trujillo as the basis for a road dispute between the two, before he started brake-checking her through traffic.
"[He] tried to get me to smack into his vehicle," she said, describing it as happening four to five times.
She said after their road confrontation, she got out her phone to start recording what would happen next, before she saw a gun from the driver's side of Trujillo's red Chevrolet Camaro.
Banks uploaded the pointed gun video to her Facebook account, which has now been shared thousands of times across the platform.
Trujillo faces charges for:
- brandishing a firearm
- reckless driving
- assault
- reckless handling of a firearm
Trujillo received no bond, according to Virginia State Police investigators. VSP is asking for any possible witnesses to come forward. The can contact state police at 757-424-6800 or can email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.