A D.C. police sergeant has been apprehended following an incident on Route 50 in Maryland where the sergeant allegedly brandished a gun and a crowbar during a road rage confrontation. Sergeant Kaila Crews, age 29 and a resident of Annapolis, is now facing charges for both first- and second-degree assault and use of a firearm in a felony crime, as confirmed by the Maryland State Police (MSP).
Details from DC News Now describe the event taking place on December 18, when troopers were dispatched to westbound Route 50 near Interstate 97 in Anne Arundel County. The victim recounted to authorities that a person, later identified as Crews, pulled out a crowbar and later a firearm, as a result of what appeared to be road rage, fortunately, no injuries from the altercation were reported.
According to information from NBC Washington, Crews was taken into custody near her dwelling on December 31. During her arrest, authorities found a loaded gun in a backpack on the front passenger seat of her vehicle. In response to the incident, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has placed Crews on administrative leave and stated, "it cannot comment on active internal investigations and personnel matters."
7News reported that the MPD is aware of Sergeant Crews' arrest and subsequent charges, although they declined to comment further due to ongoing investigations.
