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Police received a report from a motorist traveling on I-91 northbound in Cromwell at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, who said another motorist had shot orange pellets at them, according to Connecticut State Police.
Police said the caller told troopers that they'd been struck in the face multiple times, but they were not injured.
A Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles officer found a gray Toyota Prius that matched the caller's description traveling north on I-91 in the Hartford area, police said.
After the officer pulled the Toyota over, troopers responded and saw a facsimile weapon resting on the front passenger seat of the car, authorities said.
State Police said the driver was identified as Kendrick Amaker, of North Haven, and he was arrested on the following charges:
- Illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle
- Second-degree threatening
- Reckless endangerment
- Third-degree assault
- Breach of peace
- Illegal operation of a motor vehicle without minimum insurance
- Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
- Improper use registration
He was released on a $5,000 bond and is set to appear in court on Monday, Aug. 22, police said.
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