Florida Man Charged with Seven Felonies for Pointing Gun at Multiple Drivers

A Florida man without a driver’s license was arrested in a road rage incident near Sherwood Road on February 8, authorities said. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) said he also had an outstanding warrant for failure to pay child support.

The accused, Blackie Alvarez, 33, now faces seven felony weapon charges. Around 1 p.m. on February 8, officers received a 911 call about a male pointing a firearm at people while traveling north on U.S. Highway 331 near Sherwood Road.

An officer from the DeFuniak Springs Police Department located the suspect and blocked his vehicle. The officer said Alvarez exited the vehicle, pulled a handgun from his waistband and placed it on top of the car.

Alvarez, who also had two metal knuckles in his pockets, refused to speak with the officer.

Alvarez is from Bonifay Fla., the county seat of Holmes County.

According to officials, Alvarez, driving a white Ford Explorer, was speeding and honking at the victims.

The victims told deputies Alvarez sped around them, came to a complete stop in front of their vehicle, removed a firearm and pointed it at them.

Alvarez was charged with two felony counts of false imprisonment, two felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one felony count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, two counts of unlawful carry of a concealed weapon and driving without license.

He also had an out-of-county warrant out from Bay County for failure to pay child support.

He was given a $235,000 bond and remained incarcerated at the time of the release, according to the sheriff’s office.

In a separate incident in Walton County, Fla., the WCSO vice and narcotics investigators stopped a black-and-red moped for speeding.

The driver was identified as Todd Beeler, 45, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla. During the stop, authorities detected suspected narcotics in the vehicle.

A search of the moped revealed two small plastic bags with approximately 56 grams of a white crystal-like substance hidden under the seat. The bags were sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for testing.

After analysis was complete, FDLE notified the sheriff’s office the substance tested positive for methamphetamine.

Investigators obtained a warrant for Beeler on trafficking in methamphetamine.

Earlier in February, Beeler was located and arrested. He was given a $25,000 bond and remained incarcerated at the time of the release. If convicted, Beeler faces a mandatory seven-year prison sentence.