CHP arrests Modesto man it suspects of shooting occupied car in Highway 99 road rage incident
A Modesto man is in jail in Merced County after being arrested on suspicion of shooting a car in a Jan. 4 road rage incident on Highway 99 in Livingston, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Sixty-four-year-old Juan Carlos Navarro was being held Friday at the John Latorraca Correctional Center on $250,000 bail on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm, discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, shooting at a vehicle and assault with a firearm, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Department’s website and department spokesman.
All the charges are felonies except for carrying a loaded firearm, which is a misdemeanor.
Officers arrested Navarro on Tuesday after an investigation to identify the shooter, according to a CHP Merced Area Office Facebook post. The post states Navarro drove off after the incident.
CHP officers responded about 4:20 p.m. to the road rage incident between the occupants of a Hyundai Sonata and a Toyota Prius on northbound Highway 99 near Hammatt Avenue in Livingston.
“The driver of the Toyota pulled out a handgun and fired one shot at the passenger side of the Hyundai,” according to the post. “The gunshot struck the Hyundai’s right front passenger door; however, it missed the two occupants. The suspect then fled the scene before CHP arrival.”
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call CHP investigator O. Martinez at 209-356-6631 or the CHP Merced Area Office at 209-356-6600. The number for the office after hours is 209-356-2929.
This story was originally published January 12, 2024 at 12:07 PM.
