Suspect Charged For Waving Handgun, Making Racial Slurs To Soccer Players At Maryland Park

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.

This man is wanted following a curious incident at a Maryland park.
Photo Credit: *Park Police*

Zak Failla

10/15/2022 7:23 p.m.

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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