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Avon Man Charged in Medway Road-Rage Gun Case Released on $500 Bail

Police cite surveillance video, license-plate data plus a witness photo as evidence leading to the arrest.

Overview

  • Police say a Jan. 7 encounter near the Medway Commons entrance on Holliston Street involved a driver nearly striking a cyclist before pointing a handgun and fleeing.
  • Travis Ross, 31, of Avon, was arrested Jan. 16 and charged with two counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon.
  • Detectives report recovering a loaded 9mm handgun on the driver’s seat of a gray 2014 Cadillac ATS plus extra ammunition and a second magazine, and they seized the firearm.
  • Ross was arraigned in Wrentham District Court, released on $500 bail with no-contact and firearms prohibitions, and is due back in court in early March.
  • Residents criticized the low bail in comments to police online, and Chief William H. Kingsbury urged disengagement in road confrontations while highlighting the value of surveillance and license-plate-reader technology.