Road rage incident leads to arrest in Paso Robles
December 12, 2025
By KAREN VELIE
Officers arrested a man who brandished a handgun during a road rage incident near the intersection of Spring Street and 9th Street in Paso Robles on Thursday afternoon.
Shortly after 1 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported the road rage incident and firearm. Officers then conducted a high-risk traffic stop on 56-year-old Jay Alba.
Officers found the firearm in Alba’s vehicle. Officers booked him in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of exhibiting a firearm in the presence of motor vehicle occupants, felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public without a concealed carry permit, felon in possession of ammunition, possession of a high-capacity magazine and possession of a firearm without a serial number.
Alba is no longer in custody.
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