Ramona man pleads not guilty in road rage incident

A man who was arrested after having an angry confrontation with some photographers in Ramona earlier this month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to several charges.

Mark Gordon, 52, is facing two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two misdemeanor charges of battery and one misdemeanor charge of vandalism stemming from the incident that happened on July 9 on Rangeland Road near Ramona Airport.

Photographer Alex Stone recorded the encounter in which Gordon angrily claimed that Stone and his companions were parked on his driveway.

Gordon can be seen in the video cursing and yelling at the men and driving his Ford Excursion at them before he is seen getting out of his SUV. Stone wrote on his Facebook page that Gordon then proceeded to knock his cell phone out of his hand.

If convicted on all counts, Gordon could face five years in state prison, Deputy District Attorney Valerie Ryan said.

He is scheduled to be back in court for his preliminary hearing on September 8.

Debbie Baker writes for The San Diego Union-Tribune.