Des Moines Police Arrest Bradley Ratkovich on 5 Charges After Handgun Threat in Road Rage Crash
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Des Moines Police Arrest Bradley Ratkovich on 5 Charges After Handgun Threat in Road Rage Crash
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Summary
43-year-old Bradley Ratkovich was arrested after Des Moines police said he pointed a Glock 9mm at an 18-year-old driver and his 16-year-old passenger following a minor crash Friday.
Video and witness statements indicate Ratkovich got out of his vehicle, aimed the gun at the occupied sedan and threatened to shoot before officers arrived and ordered him to drop the weapon.
Officers took him into custody without incident, then sent him to a local hospital for medical evaluation before booking him into the Polk County Jail.
Ratkovich faces 5 charges, including two counts of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and one count of being ineligible to carry; court records show he pleaded not guilty and bond was set at $12,000 cash.
The crash investigation is still open as police await traffic-camera footage, while the department warned that bringing a firearm into a crash dispute sharply raises the risk of violence.