Man accused of assaulting driver with pistol, then punching through car window

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A man faces an aggravated assault charge and was denied bond after attacking someone with a gun, then damaging their car last month.

Cobb County court records say Matheus Souza is accused of assaulting someone with a gun, then using the gun to bust the window of his car, while he was inside.

According to an arrest warrant for Souza, he is accused of felony aggravated assault for attacking another person with a pistol after driving to the victim’s home in Marietta and pointing a gun at him.

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The victim was sitting in a car in the driveway when Souza allegedly came up to the driver’s side, “brandished” a gun at them, then used the gun to punch through the victim’s driver side window.

A motive for the incident was not immediately clear, nor the relationship between Souza and his alleged victim.

Souza was denied bond, with a judge ruling that he was a danger to the community.

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