What started as lane drama on a Bloomfield Township roadway ended with two men in handcuffs and an AR-style pistol in police custody.
Last Thursday, Officers say a road-rage encounter spiraled when a front-seat passenger in an SUV allegedly pointed an AR-style pistol at another driver. Police later stopped the vehicle, arrested both men without incident, and recovered an AR-style pistol along with a ski mask from inside the SUV. Court filings show both defendants have since been arraigned and are facing weapons-related charges.
How the encounter unfolded
According to a police report, the incident began around 2 p.m. when a woman called in a black Cadillac Escalade that she said kept swerving into her lane on eastbound Square Lake Road near Yorkshire Lane and then tailing her, creating several near-crash moments, as reported by ClickOnDetroit. Officers say things escalated when the vehicles pulled alongside one another, and a masked front-seat passenger allegedly pointed a weapon at the other driver.
Felony traffic stop and what officers found
Bloomfield Township officers tracked down the Escalade and conducted a felony traffic stop, taking the driver, Larry White, and the front-seat passenger, Allen Udell, into custody without incident, according to the Bloomfield Township Police Department. A search of the SUV turned up a black Sig Sauer Rattler AR-style pistol and a ski mask that police say matched what witnesses described at the scene.
Charges, arraignments and bail
Court records reported by ClickOnDetroit show Udell was arraigned last Friday on charges that include carrying a concealed weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon, listed in court documents as felonious assault. White was arraigned the same day on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Both men received $250,000 cash or surety bonds and are scheduled for follow-up court dates next Tuesday and on June 16.
A pattern of armed roadway confrontations
This case lands in the middle of a tense stretch for Oakland County and neighboring communities, where armed encounters have been making regular headlines. They include a March barricaded-gunman standoff in Bloomfield Township reported by WXYZ and a late-May road-rage shooting in Monroe County covered by FOX 2 Detroit. In each case, local departments have leaned on fast traffic stops and close coordination with other agencies to shut down potentially violent encounters before they turn deadly.
Legal next steps
White and Udell are set to return to the 48th District Court as prosecutors review the evidence gathered at the scene. The assault with a dangerous weapon allegation, if formally pursued, would move forward as a felonious assault charge. As with most roadway confrontations that end in court, investigators are expected to rely on witness accounts, any available video, and the physical evidence taken from the vehicle as the case progresses.
