Police: Man pulls gun, points it at couple for driving too slowly

A Kentucky man is facing charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit after a road rage incident in which investigators say he pulled a gun on a couple for driving too slowly.

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies say it happened Sunday morning on the Marler Bridge in Destin. Investigators wrote in an arrest affidavit that a couple from Texas say they were crossing the bridge when a vehicle driven by Kendall McFarland, 19, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, started tailgating them.

The victims say the driver pulled alongside them and "hand motions were exchanged." McFarland then reportedly grabbed a gun, pulled the slide back and pointed it out the window at the couple.

The victims called 911 with a description of the car along with the tag number. Deputies found the car a short time later near Gulf Shore Drive and Moreno Point Road. Investigators say McFarland told them "there is a gun under the front seat." Deputies found a Taurus 9mm with bullets in the magazine in the vehicle. The victims also arrived on scene and ID'd McFarland as the man who pulled the gun on them.

McFarland reportedly told deputies he was angry because the other car's driver was going under the speed limit in the fast lane.