Crime

Pleasant Valley man arrested, charged after firing gun toward I-35, according to police

A 26-year-old man faces a weapons charge after he was arrested early Friday for allegedly firing a handgun toward Interstate 35 in Liberty, according to police.

Christian Brown-Davis, of Pleasant Valley, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a handgun for the incident, Liberty police said in a statement on Facebook. He is being held in Clay County jail on $100,000 bond, according to police.

Police were alerted around 1 a.m. to a report of a man firing a handgun toward the highway from near Stewart Road. The highway was shut down temporarily as police responded to the call.

No one was injured, police said, and Brown-Davis was taken into police custody without incident.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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