A Massachusetts court is receiving heat after setting a $500 bail for a man accused of flashing a handgun at a cyclist that he nearly struck while driving earlier this month.

Travis Ross, 31, of Avon, is due back in Wrentham District Court in March after being arraigned Friday in connection with what authorities are describing as an alleged armed road rage incident.

Ross has also been ordered to have no contact with and stay away from the cyclist victim. He is also prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

People responding to the Medway Police Department’s Facebook post on the arrest say Ross should have faced more severe consequences.

“That’s extremely scary,” one person commented. “Sounds like a dangerous individual, but a $500 bond seems way too low.”

Medway police detectives received assistance from the Avon Police Department and the Metro LEC SWAT team in executing an arrest warrant on Friday for Ross and a search warrant for his vehicle, residence and business.

The arrest came after the alleged armed road rage incident unfolded near the Medway Commons entrance on Holliston Street on Jan. 7, according to Medway PD.

“The victim reported that he was nearly struck by a gray sedan,” the PD stated in its Facebook post on Friday. “The operator of the vehicle then stopped, pointed a handgun at the victim, and fled the area. This account was corroborated through town surveillance video, license plate reader technology, and an independent witness who observed the interaction and photographed the suspect vehicle.”

As authorities arrested Ross, they found a loaded 9mm handgun located on the driver’s seat of the gray 2014 Cadillac ATS, determined to be the suspect vehicle. They also recovered additional ammunition and a second magazine for the firearm.

Medway PD seized the firearm, which they say Ross was licensed to carry. The department added that the agency that issued the license has the authority to revoke it.

Ross has been charged with two counts of Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon.

“This case highlights how quickly road rage incidents can escalate and underscores the importance of disengaging from confrontations whenever possible,” Police Chief William H. Kingsbury said in a statement. “It also demonstrates the investigative value of surveillance video and license plate reader technology in corroborating witness accounts and identifying suspect vehicles.”

One Facebook user responding to the department’s post on the arrest highlighted how her young grandchildren live in the area of the incident, near an elementary school.

“Very frightening!” the person commented. “I cannot understand how a man who put a gun in someone’s face over a bicycle road rage incident gets out on a $500 Bail!!!! Unthinkable.”