BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested and seized loaded firearms from two men following two separate alleged armed road rage incidents in Baltimore County and Prince George’s County.

The two suspects have been identified as William Shockey, 71, of Baltimore, and Charles Provost, 70, of College Park. Shockey is charged with first and second-degree assault and related firearm offenses. He is currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Provost is charged with first and second-degree assault and related offenses and is awaiting an initial appearance before a district court commissioner.

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, troopers from the Maryland State Police received a complaint of an alleged road rage incident in the area of I-695 and Liberty Road in Baltimore County. The victim told State Troopers that the driver of a red mustang, later identified as Shockey, brandished a firearm. No injuries were reported.

Troopers from the Maryland State Police Highway Gun Crimes Initiative assumed the investigation and located Shockey’s vehicle on February 19 traveling in the same area as the reported incident. Shockey was interviewed at his residence and a search warrant resulted in the seizure of a loaded handgun.

Several hours later, the Maryland State Police received a call regarding an unrelated alleged armed road rage incident on Route 1 in Prince George’s County. Through the investigation, troopers from the Maryland State Police Highway Gun Crimes Initiative identified Provost as the suspect and subsequently located his vehicle at his residence in College Park. Authorized search warrants on the vehicle and associated residence resulted in the seizure of a loaded handgun.