BUNNELL, Fla. – The Bunnell Police Department arrested 33-year-old Joshua Alexander Walker of Palm Coast on Friday after two motorists reported he pointed a handgun at them during a traffic confrontation on U.S. 1, police said.
At about 7:33 p.m. July 31, officers responded to a reckless-driver complaint near Education Way and North State Street after the motorists said a white Hyundai Tucson was swerving between lanes, according to a Bunnell police news release.
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As the drivers passed the Tucson near Education Way, they told officers the driver pointed a handgun at them. Fearing for their safety, they drove to a safe location and called 911.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies later located the Tucson on U.S. 1 near Old Dixie Highway and identified Walker as the driver.
Bunnell officers took the two victims separately to the vehicle for independent show-up identifications. Both victims positively identified Walker and the vehicle, the release said.
Walker was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, a third-degree felony under Florida law. He was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on $25,000 bond.
While deputies were securing the Hyundai, they saw several firearm magazines in plain view in the center-console cupholder. Bunnell officers impounded the vehicle pending a search warrant. On Aug. 3, detectives obtained and executed a warrant for the vehicle and recovered a Taurus 9mm handgun and three loaded magazines, which were submitted into evidence, the release said.
Public records show Walker faced a similar road-rage investigation in May 2023, when two motorists reported he pointed a handgun near Palm Coast Parkway and Interstate 95. According to the charging affidavit in that case, Walker acknowledged displaying a firearm and deputies recovered a loaded SCCY 9mm handgun. He entered a no-contest plea to aggravated assault with a firearm Feb. 27, 2024, as part of a pretrial intervention program; after he completed the program, the state ended the prosecution without a conviction on Feb. 26, 2026.
“A disagreement on the road never justifies pointing or displaying a firearm,” Bunnell Police Chief David Brannon said. “When someone turns a traffic dispute into an armed confrontation, they gamble with their life and the lives of innocent people. Our officers and detectives, working alongside the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, moved quickly, protected the victims, secured critical evidence, and made the arrest. Bunnell will not tolerate armed intimidation on our roadways.”