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Police have identified the man who was busted allegedly waving a gun at a group of young soccer players while shouting racial slurs at them at a park in Gaithersburg, authorities say.
Gaithersburg resident Jonathan Boka, 26, was identified and arrested by members of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police Department following an investigation into an incident last weekend, authorities announced on Saturday, Oct. 15.
Specifically, Boka was charged with:
- Reckless endangerment;
- Crime motivated by race or religion;
- Use of a firearm in a crime of violence;
- First-degree assault.
Boka allegedly was seen shouting at the group around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 in Hunters Woods Local Park, according to Maryland-National Capital Park Police.
At the time of the incident, Boka was riding an electric bicycle.
Boka is reportedly a regular at the park. It is unclear what caused his outburst.
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