VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A man is charged after police said he pointed a stolen firearm at passing vehicles in Virginia Beach over the weekend.
Around 10 p.m. Saturday, a citizen found officers and told them a man, identified as Travon Avery, was pointing a gun at traffic in the 900 block of Atlantic Avenue.
Eventually, authorities said they found Avery, 23, of Portsmouth, on top of the SpringHill Suites parking garage, holding a firearm.
Authorities took Avery into custody. Police said they found the gun Avery was holding which had been reported stolen out of Portsmouth.
Avery was charged with receipt of a stolen firearm, reckless handling of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon, according to police.
