CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A road rage suspect led authorities on a wild chase in Citrus County on Sunday, waving a firearm before crashing through the gates of a mobile home park, officials said.

The chase started in the area of U.S. Highway 41 and East Gobbler Drive at about 7 p.m. after the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office got a call about a Mustang driver who fired a gun during an apparent road rage incident.

Officers responded and found the suspect, 23-year-old Charles Austin Alec Jewell, at a gas station. They said Jewell refused to get out of his car and almost hit a deputy when he put the vehicle in reverse.

Jewell fled the scene and led deputies on a pursuit through Inverness and Floral City.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded and troopers performed a PIT maneuver, which caused the front tires of the car to fall apart, but Jewell continued to drive, according to troopers.

The pursuit finally came to an end on Trail Ends Road when Jewell rammed through the locked gates of a mobile home park.

“The defendant immediately put his hands on the window and was placed under arrest, without further incident,” the arrest report states.

Jewell is charged with criminal mischief, fail to stop or fleeing LEO after ordered to stop and reckless driving.

He is being held at the Citrus County Jail.

“We are very fortunate that everyone involved in this pursuit is safe and unharmed,” Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast said in a statement. “When there is a suspect who is not only willing to evade law enforcement but displays aggressive behavior as Jewell did, we face a serious threat to our community.”