An Austin man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after he threatened another driver with a gun during a road rage incident and fled from police, according to Comal County officials.
Patrick Ryan McShan, 45, was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and possession with intent to deliver between four and 200 grams of a controlled substance, according to the Comal County District Attorney’s Office.
On Aug. 14, 2025, McShan got into a dispute with another driver, which escalated into McShan cutting off the other driver, swerving toward his car and pointing a pistol at him while driving south on Interstate 35 near the San Marcos outlets, according to the district attorney’s offce.
McShan then led New Braunfels police on a chase when they tried to pull him over near I-35 and FM 482 in southwest New Braunfels.
McShan drove through a convenience store parking lot before “losing control, striking a fire hydrant and crashing into a ditch,” according to the district attorney’s office. He got out of the car and ran but was caught by police officers, according to the district attorney’s office
McShan had methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in a bag he was carrying and officers found a pistol in his vehicle, according to the district attorney’s office.
At the time of his arrest, McShan was on parole for convictions on charges of theft of livestock and and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.