Dangerous Pedestrian Shuts-Down I-80

A man is facing several charges after police say he caused a disturbance Sunday on I-80 at McCarran Boulevard, forcing traffic to a stop. Sparks Police say they responded to the area on Sunday, April 10, around 10:45 a.m. following reports that a man was pointing a gun at passing cars.

Officers found 47-year-old Saul Ramos standing on the freeway over the on-ramp yelling at officers and passing cars. Ramos refused to listen to officers, police said. Nevada Highway Patrol assisted and shut down I-80 westbound, southbound McCarran, and Victorian Boulevard. Ramos then stood in the middle of I-80 holding a screwdriver, police said. After multiple attempts to try and get Ramos to stop, officers used less-lethal options to subdue him.