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Armed man caught confronting Florida driver during driving aggression incident | NewsRadio WFLA

Port St. Lucie, FL – A Port St. Lucie man was arrested following a dangerous road rage incident in which he allegedly brandished a firearm and threatened another motorist.

According to police, the arrest was made Tuesday as the suspect, identified as 63-year-old Paul Slane, was driving his black Mercedes in Port St. Lucie.

According to authorities, Slane's vehicle cut across the path of another truck, leading to a confrontation between Slane and the truck's occupants.

A video of the incident shows Slane getting out of his Mercedes and walking toward the truck with a gun in his hand.

He shouted at the truck's occupants to get out and threatened to shoot them.

The driver of the truck, who also appeared to be armed, confronted Slane and said, “You were the one who started this.”

Slane then reached into the truck and tried to grab the woman’s phone and said, “Give me the [expletive] Phone.”

He also told the woman that she would be arrested.

Finally, Slane went back to his Mercedes and drove away.

Police arrested Slane for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, attempted armed robbery and simple assault.