Walla Walla man allegedly pointed gun at car on Highway 11 on Oregon
Published 11:00 am Wednesday, June 2, 2021
PENDLETON — Oregon State Police reported it is investigating two people from Walla Walla this weekend for their involvement in a road rage incident on Highway 11, including one person for pointing a gun at another car.
Jeremiah S. Adkins, 41, and Carrie A. Adkins, 39, are the subjects of the investigation
According to a report from OSP, it happened around 2 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at the intersection of highways 11 and 331 east of Pendleton. A person told troopers a passenger in their car had a gun pointed at them by a passenger in another car.
The report listed the complaint as a “road rage” incident.
Troopers eventually spotted the car on Interstate 84 near Deadman Pass and pulled over the vehicle, which Carrie Adkins was driving.
Troopers investigated Jeremiah Adkins for being a felon with a gun, pointing a gun at someone and menacing and investigated Carrie Adkins for unlawful gun possession.
Four Walla Walla juveniles — ages 16, 14, 11 and 4 — also were in the Adkins’ vehicle, the reported noted.
Jeremiah Adkins was “cleared by arrest,” according to the report, and Carrie Adkins had her investigation referred to Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office for consideration of her lone charge.