BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The man who police say threatened a woman and her young daughter with a gun while leaving Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport is in custody Friday morning. The Broward Sheriff’s Office provided this update to BocaNewsNow.com:
>> Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit say 40-year-old John William Morici of Danie Beach has been arrested in connection to a road rage incident that occurred near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday, April 29.
At approximately 7 p.m. that Tuesday, Broward County Regional Communications received reports of a road rage incident near the 300 block of Terminal Drive. According to investigators, the victim was attempting to leave the airport after picking up her daughter when the incident took place.
According to the victim, while attempting to exit the airport, she turned on her left blinker and tried to change lanes. The victim stated that once her blinker was on, an unknown subject in a black Dodge Durango sped up beside her and refused to allow her to switch lanes. Detectives say the victim slowed down, managed to change lanes, and ended up directly behind the Durango. Once behind the vehicle, the driver of the Durango applied his brakes, forcing the victim to switch lanes once again.
No longer behind the Durango, the victim proceeded to pass the vehicle as her daughter recorded the interaction on her cellphone.
Cellphone footage previously released to the public shows Morici pointing a black handgun at the victim and her daughter. Immediately after seeing the daughter’s cell phone, Morici is seen concealing the weapon and fleeing the scene toward South Federal Highway.
On Thursday, May 15, detectives say Morici turned himself into the BSO Main Jail. He faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. <<
