Man accused of pointing gun in Golden Beach road rage incident

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GOLDEN BEACH, Fla. ā€“ A Sunny Isles Beach man is facing a felony charge after police said he pointed a gun at someone in another car during a road rage incident in nearby Golden Beach.

Police said they arrested Matthew Antonio Cortez, 34, after a traffic stop near his home on Monday.

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According to Golden Beach police, the incident happened March 4 in the 200 block of Ocean Boulevard.

Police said Cortez was in the passengerā€™s seat of a vehicle driven by a woman he was in a romantic relationship with when he pulled the gun just before 1:40 p.m.

The woman and Cortez drove off by time police arrived, but officers were able to track them down Monday after using license plate reader data, an arrest report states.

The report states that the woman confirmed to investigators that Cortez, whom she met on Facebook Dating, was with her that afternoon and pulled a gun during the incident.

Authorities took Cortez into custody on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.

He was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $5,000 bond as of Tuesday afternoon.


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