Cops: Road rage with gun yields heroin



A convicted felon is accused of brandishing a gun during a road rage incident on U.S. Highway 395 that led to the discovery of heroin.



Brian L. Sellers, 34, is in jail on felony assault, gun and drug charges after the alleged victims called police about 3:45 p.m. May 3 and said a man in a Toyota was pointing a silver handgun at them while following too close on the highway near Wild Rose Road. Sellers appeared in court Wednesday after police recommended further charges.



The caller said the Toyota was following them at 90 mph and was just inches from their rear bumper. Two children ages 1 and 2 were in the back of the caller's vehicle, police said.



Police found a baggie of methamphetamine in Seller's 2002 Toyota Tundra. The Tundra is registered to Stephanie Denenny. Police wouldn't comment on her involvement, other than saying she is a person of interest in local drug crimes.



A Washington State Patrol trooper and a Spokane County sheriff's deputy stopped Sellers' car and arrest him and a passenger, Michael George Swan, 41.



Sellers told police about the gun, which they found sitting on the passenger-side floorboard with a loaded magazine next to it.



Sellers is on Department of Corrections probation and has several felony convictions, including first-degree theft and forgery, which prohibit him from possessing weapons.



The victim said she saw the Toyota driving erratically and trying to pass her before the driver exited and tried to stop her. She drove away, but Sellers followed and motioned with his gun for her to pull over, according to court documents.



A search with a K-9, Jet, revealed a digital scale with 84.6 grams of black tar heroin.