A Washington D.C. man faces a mandatory five-year prison stint after threatening to let bullets fly in an auto repair shop, a jury ruled. 30-year-old Rashaud Williams was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges related to the hair-raising incident that took place last summer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

In what unfolded as a nightmare scenario for folks just trying to get by, Williams flipped his lid after being informed that his car repairs wouldn't be done on the same day—he brought the vehicle in for a fix on August 1, 2023, the owner contacted Williams' mother disclosing that they needed an additional part which meant the car couldn't be ready until the next day, which seemingly triggered Williams and propelled the incident to its frightening climax.

The heated confrontation saw Williams bear down on the repair shop with gut-churning threats, going so far as to brandish a firearm and aim it at the owner and his girlfriend, who was present at the time trying to de-escalate the situation. After the dangerous altercation, Judge Errol Arthur set Williams' sentencing for June 28, 2024, affirming the jury's guilty verdict on May 3, 2024.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emmanuel Hampton, Erica Rudolf, and Kathryn Bartz worked the case, and pulled the curtain back on Williams' antics, stating that not only did he threaten to "shoot up" the establishment, but he turned the gun on the repairman's girlfriend, and then the owner before storming off, with Chief Pamela Smith of the MPD and U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves leading the investigation that brought Williams to justice.