News and Investigations

On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at around 11:14 pm, PCSO deputies responded to the area of US 17-92 and Ernie Caldwell Boulevard near Davenport, after a road rage incident was reported. 

The victims told deputies that the driver of a silver 2013 Toyota Venza cursed and flashed his lights at them, cut off their vehicle, and then pointed a gun at them while threatening to shoot them.

A deputy made contact with the driver of the Toyota, and he was identified as 40-year old Mark Cardona of Davenport.

Cardona confirmed that he did point a gun at the occupants of the other vehicle, but said that it was only a pepper ball gun.

The deputy noted that the pepper ball gun looked like a real firearm.

Cardona was arrested and taken to the Sheriff's Processing Center where he was charged with: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon without Intent to Kill (F3, 2-counts).