Tresa Baldas

Detroit Free Press

A motorist who police said had five guns in his car was charged today with ramming a woman's car on the Lodge Freeway in Detroit and then opening fire at a Good Samaritan who stopped to help, in a road rage incident caught on video.

Michael Ziccarelli, 62, of Southfield was charged today with a litany of crimes, including two counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and six counts of felonious assault, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

The charges stem from a road rage incident that happened about 6:15 p.m. Monday on the Lodge Freeway near 7 Mile, shutting down the highway for hours.

Ziccarelli rammed the car of a Southfield woman, causing her car to crash into a wall along the freeway, according to a news release from Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office. He then grabbed a rifle, got out of his car and started walking toward the Southfield motorist, pointing his gun at her, Miller said.

Meanwhile, a Detroit woman stopped to help, Ziccarelli made eye contact with her, got back into his car, got out again and fired the rifle at her from about three car-lengths away, Miller said. He also pointed his rifle at a Livonia man, a Wyandotte woman and a Grosse Pointe man — all of whom left the scene, she said.

The terror ended with Michigan state police officers and Detroit police arresting Ziccarelli at gunpoint. During a search of Ziccarelli's white Chrysler 300, police said, they found five guns, including handguns and rifles.

The 66-year-old Southfield woman whose car was rammed was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries, though police say it's unclear whether they were from the crash, or whether Ziccarelli assaulted her.

A bystander's videos posted to Facebook appear to show two sedans pulled over to the side of the freeway, and an assailant with a rifle firing a shot at the car ahead of him. A second video shows the suspect being taken into custody by several officers.

Warning: Facebook video contains explicit language.

Officers interviewed Ziccarelli Tuesday and said he appeared to have mental health issues.

Ziccarelli received a $500,000 cash/surety bond at his arraignment Friday. A probable cause hearing is set for July 1 in 36th District Court.

Free Press reporter Dan Bethencourt contributed to this report.