ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a suspected case of road rage involving a Broward County corrections officer.
Troopers say a driver claims he saw John Charles Dlugos, 46, brandish a gun at him during a spat they were having while driving in separate cars along the Florida Turnpike Sunday night in Orange County. Dlugos is a lieutenant at the Broward County corrections department.
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The driver told investigators Dlugos had tailgated him at one point, and when he changed lanes, the two exchanged hand gestures.
It was at that point, the driver says, that Dlugos showed him a gun. The driver pulled off to the Turkey Lake Service Plaza and called police.
Dlugos was apprehended a short time later while driving south toward Broward County.
According to the agency's official website, Dlugos began working with the Broward Sheriff's Office in 1993 as a detention deputy. He was promoted to sergeant in 2000 and was assigned to the Military Training Unit.
Dlugos received the Outstanding Unit Award while assigned to Central Intake and a Grand Cordon Unit awards while assigned to the Military Training Unit, according to his bio on the site.
He served four years in the U.S. Air Force and is currently a Team Commander for the Emergency Response Team.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office told Local 10 News affiliate WKMG that Dlugos had been suspended with pay until the case is completed.