Man charged with flashing gun at women, young children in Brookline road rage incident
BROOKLINE – A man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly flashed a gun at three women and two young children during a road rage incident in Brookline. It happened around 9:25 p.m. on Beacon Street near Englewood Ave.
Brookline Police said the women were in a car along with two children under two years old when a Brockton man pulled out a gun.
Franz Smith, 38, was arrested several hours later near Harrison Ave. in Boston.
When Smith's car was towed to Brookline and searched, officers recovered a police baton, a pellet gun, and a loaded gun.
He was arraigned Monday in Brookline District Court on charges including assault with a dangerous weapon, illegal possession of a large capacity firearm, and possession of a firearm without a license.
