WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man is facing charges after police say he drunkenly fired a gun into the air multiple times while driving down a Woodbridge road Saturday morning.
According to the Prince William County Police Department, officers were called to the 15000 block of Illinois Road just after 10 a.m. to investigate gunfire in the area.
“The investigation revealed an occupant inside a dark colored sedan fired multiple rounds into the air as the vehicle drove down the road,” police said in a release Monday morning.
While police found shell casings in the roadway, no injuries or damages were reported after the shooting.
A short time later, a person reported a man wearing a mask was banging loudly on their door along Maryland Avenue. Officers say it was the same person who had been shooting while driving down the road.
When investigators arrived, they say the man appeared to be intoxicated and a discarded gun with an extended magazine was found nearby.
Additionally, the man reportedly had an additional firearm magazine, ammunition, and suspected scheduled narcotics. The gun and ammunition matched the shell casings found on Illinois Rd.
The man, later identified as 27-year-old Jorge Anthony Sandoval, was arrested and charged with:
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon
- Carrying a loaded firearm in public places
- Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I/II narcotic,
- Possession of a Schedule I/II narcotic (two counts)
- Possession of a firearm with a scheduled narcotic
- Obstruction of justice
- Wearing a mask to conceal identity
- Public intoxication
Sandoval is currently being held without bond.