Texas man arrested after armed road rage on Highway 65

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On Saturday, March 7, 2026, around 12:45 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) received a report of an armed road rage incident on U.S. Highway 65 and State Highway 25 North in Greenbrier.Troopers obtained a description of the suspect vehicle and notified the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office (VBCSO). VBCSO deputies stopped the suspect vehicle on U.S. Highway 65 north of Bee Branch.

Troopers responded to the traffic stop and arrested the driver, Bryan Ezzell, 44, of Spring, Texas. Inside the pickup, deputies with VBCSO found a weapon matched the victim’s description with two rounds missing.

Officers also discovered felony quantities of illegal marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.

Ezzell was transported to the Faulkner County Detention Center and booked on three counts of Aggravated Assault, three counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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