A car crash led to a chase, then a shootout, in Miramar last week, after one driver threatened to kill the other if he called the police, according to records released Wednesday.
Anthony Gordon Jr., 22, of Miramar, now faces charges of attempted murder in the second degree and aggravated assault with a firearm, as well as aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, open carrying of a weapon and resisting an officer without violence.
The crash happened a little before 2 p.m. Friday near the 2300 block of Southwest 60th Way, according to the affidavit.
Both cars had significant damage to their front bumpers, according to pictures of the damage provided by Miramar Police.
The victim told detectives that he began calling 911, when Gordon told him “not to get police involved” and grabbed a gun from the orange Kia Forte he was driving.
The victim’s name was redacted from the affidavit.
Gordon then got out of the Kia and walked towards the victim, his gun in his hand, according to the affidavit. Fearing for his life, the victim told detectives, he reversed his white Lexus down the street to try to get away from Gordon, while Gordon proceeded to point the gun at him.
Detectives later found Gordon’s blood on the victim’s car from injuries he had sustained during the crash, according to Tania Rues, a spokesperson for Miramar Police.
After the victim drove away, Gordon fled the area, driving north on Southwest 60th Way and turning onto 23rd Street, according to the affidavit. The victim then switched course and began to follow Gordon, tailing him to 23rd Street.
That was when Gordon stopped, got out of the car, and fired several rounds in the victim’s direction. The victim got out of his own car and fired four to five rounds back, the affidavit states, before Gordon fled north on 61st Avenue in the Kia.
The victim, following the advice of a Broward Sheriff’s Office dispatcher, stopped pursuing Gordon. He had already given the dispatcher the Kia’s license plate number.
Miramar police tracked the Kia to a home in the 7000 block of Venetian Drive, where they spotted it driving away, according to the affidavit. They tried to do a traffic stop, but Gordon, still driving the car, did not stop.
When he got onto Florida’s Turnpike, Miramar police stopped pursuing him. Moments later, Miami Gardens police took him into custody.
Police found two rifles and a Glock handgun in the front passenger side of the car, according to the affidavit.
Gordon pleaded not guilty in Miami-Dade court on Tuesday to the charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, open carrying of a weapon and resisting an officer without violence.
He is being held in Miami-Dade Jail on those charges and on an out-of-county warrant, jail records show.