TAUNTON — A city man who allegedly pointed a loaded gun at another driver last Friday is facing two felony charges.

Shawn Holland, 24, last known address 205 Winthrop St., also known as Cohannet Village apartment complex, is charged with illegal possession of both a loaded firearm and ammunition.

Police said they confiscated a 9mm Diamondback pistol and a gun magazine containing six bullets from the trunk of the car Holland was driving at the time of the incident.

The gun, they said, was loaded with a bullet in its chamber.

A brief flash of road rage, police said, appears to have triggered the incident.

Taunton District Court Judge Michael Brennan during Monday's arraignment ordered that Holland be held in advance of a Chapter 276 Section 58A dangerousness hearing scheduled for today.

Holland was ordered released on bail at today's hearing.

If a a judge had determined that he poses a real threat to the public at large, he could have been held without bail for up to 120 days before his next court date.

Police said they responded to a call at 6:24 p.m. from a man who said the driver of a black Nissan Altima had pointed a gun at him on Route 138/Broadway in Raynham near the entrance to the Walmart parking lot.

The victim, who managed to get the license plate number of the Altima, told cops the other driver tried to cut him off as they were driving south where two lanes merge into one.

Holland allegedly pulled alongside the driver side of the victim, pointed the gun and then drove off toward Taunton.

The victim said he followed the Altima until it reached Jackson Street, where the driver turned right at a high rate of speed.

Shortly thereafter, he told police, he lost sight of the car and pulled over near Regal Liquors on Bay Street to wait for them to arrive.

Just after 6:30 p.m. police say Patrolman Evan Lavigne was driving south on Bay Street, near the Dever Drive entrance to The Business Park at Myles Standish, when he spotted the Altima heading toward him from the other direction.

Police said after they stopped the car Holland refused to comply with commands to exit the vehicle.

It wasn’t until a police detective approached the driver’s side door that police say Holland got out while leaving the car in drive gear.

Police said they found the gun and ammo in the trunk.

A computer check of the gun’s serial number indicated it had been purchased 45 days earlier in New Hampshire, police said.

Gun laws in the Granite State are less stringent than in Massachusetts. New Hampshire residents have never been required to have a license to openly carry firearms and since 2017 have had the option of obtaining a permit from a local police department. A resident can carry a handgun at age 18 in the state but must be 21 to purchase one from a federally licensed arms dealer. A background check is done to check whether the customer is a convicted felon, has been convicted of certain drug crimes or is subject to a protective order.

Holland allegedly told police a marijuana bowl and some clothing in the trunk belonged to him but that the car belongs to his mother.

Police said they contacted Holland’s mother, who confirmed that she had been letting him use her car while his own vehicle was being repaired.

She allegedly said her son has not been living with her and added that he’s expressed concern that other people are out to get him.