Crime & Safety
Woman Sprayed With Gas Following Road Rage Incident: Police
BREAKING: Police said the Salinas probationer accused of the attack was arrested was on suspicion of assault with a chemical agent.
MONTEREY COUNTY, CA — Officers arrested a man who allegedly sprayed a woman with gasoline during a road rage incident at a Monterey gas station Tuesday evening, police said Wednesday. At 5:33 p.m., officers learned about an assault with a caustic chemical at a Quick Stop gas station at 2407 Fremont Street, according to police.
A man allegedly sprayed a woman with gasoline as a result of road rage incident. When officers arrived, the suspect had fled the scene, police said. Wednesday, officers were able to identify the suspect as 67-year-old
Salinas resident Brian McEldowney.
Officers located McEldowney and arrested him on suspicion of assault with a chemical agent, false imprisonment and child endangerment, as well as a probation violation. Officers then booked him into the Monterey County jail with bail set at $50,000, according to police.
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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Monterey police at (831) 646-3831 or at the police's confidential tip line at (831) 646-3840.
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