A Washougal man was arrested Thursday after threatening a road-paving crew with an AR-style rifle, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

Justin A. Bryden, 37, of Washougal is facing two counts of first-degree assault, according to the Clark County Jail roster. He was to make a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on Friday afternoon.

The sheriff’s office, along with the Camas and Washougal police departments, was called about 12:30 p.m. to Southeast 352nd Avenue and First Street north of Washougal city limits for a report of a weapons disturbance, according to an agency news release.

A road-paving crew reported that Bryden, wearing camouflage and a tactical-plate carrier-style vest, had confronted the workers and threatened them with what the sheriff’s office descri

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