Long wait at gas pump leads to gun drawn, man’s arrest

By Jennifer Cruz

Jose Olivera (Photo: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)
A 36-year-old man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly pulled a gun on a man at a Marathon, Florida, gas station during a dispute.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Olivera was at the gas pump around 8 p.m. when another driver pulled in behind him and began to wait. The other driver apparently became irritated that Olivera was taking too long, so he honked his horn.
Olivera and a female passenger reacted to the horn by yelling at the driver, who later told police that Olivera pulled a revolver on him before getting back into his truck and driving away.
Police were given a description of Olivera’s truck, which was spotted by an officer a short time later. The officer initiated a traffic stop and could see a pistol in plain view inside of Olivera’s truck. However, the driver at the gas station was adamant that the gun held by Olivera during the confrontation was a revolver.
As a result, the officer searched the path taken by Olivera from the gas station to where the traffic stop was initiated, and discovered a .38-caliber revolver on the ground. Olivera admitted to tossing the gun because,

Source: Guns.com