ODENTON, MD — A case of road rage that began on Baltimore-Washington Parkway — with a Severn man allegedly pointing a shotgun at another driver — went through the Fort Meade area and ended with an arrest in Odenton, police say.

The victim called Anne Arundel County Police dispatchers about 12:25 a.m. Friday to report that his vehicle was being chased by an armed man driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe on Annapolis Road near Charter Oaks Boulevard. The caller stayed on the phone with dispatchers as officers converged on the area.

The suspect — later identified as Wallace Paul Wormack Jr., 31, of the 200 block of Tomlinson Court in Severn — was spotted by police on Route 175 near Berger Street. Officers attempted to stop the SUV, but the driver reportedly refused to stop, and continued east on Route 175. Police followed the Tahoe until it came to a stop on Nevada Avenue near Annapolis Road.

Investigators say the caller and Wormack were involved in a road-rage incident that began on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The suspect reportedly followed the man from the Parkway to Route 32 and onto Route 175. The victim pulled into the High's store at 1624 Annapolis Road and went into the store. When the man came out of the store, Wormack again approached the victim, displayed a shotgun and threatened the victim, police say.

At that point, the victim ran to his car and was driving toward the Western District police station while on the phone with dispatchers.

No weapon was found in the Tahoe, but when officers retraced the 1.2 miles Wormack had driven before stopping, police found a bag containing a 12-gauge shotgun with a pistol grip along Berger Street near Baldwin Avenue. The shotgun and bag match the weapon the victim had described.

The suspect was taken into custody and taken to the Western District. A check of the suspect's criminal history revealed he was prohibited from being in possession of this firearm.

Wormack was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, gun used in crime and possession of a firearm (prohibited), police said.



»Photo of Wallace Wormack Jr., courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police