Craig Carlos-Valentino, Accused Bay Bridge Gunman, In Court Today

Accused Bay Bridge traffic-stopper Craig Carlos-Valentino

​Yesterday, a rain-related six-car crash slowed Bay Bridge traffic to a crawl. Today it was fog.

But on Nov. 11, it was something wholly other. Craig Carlos-Valentino is charged with pulling over his black SUV on the westbound upper deck during the peak of commute hours, waving about a pistol, and threatening to blow up his car and leap off the bridge due to allegations his wife had cuckolded him.

That led to hours-long delays for Bay Bridge commuters -- and a lengthy legal odyssey for Carlos-Valentino, an Antioch man who worked as a bouncer in the city, and will be in court this morning for his preliminary hearing.

Carlos-Valentino, 52, faces a bevy of charges -- with many stemming from the presence of his teenage daughter in the vehicle:

one felony count in violation of Penal Code section 207, kidnapping; one felony count in violation of Penal Code section 236, false imprisonment; one felony count in violation of Penal Code section 273a(a), child endangerment; one felony count in violation of Penal Code section 148.1(a), false bomb threat; one misdemeanor count in violation of Penal Code section 417(a)(2), brandishing a firearm; one misdemeanor count in violation of Penal Code section 148(a)(1), resisting, delaying a California Highway Patrol Officer; and one misdemeanor count in violation of Vehicle Code section 14601.1(a), driving on a suspended California license.

Carlos-Valentino has been incarcerated since the Nov. 11 incident. Bail is set at $750,000. The gavel is scheduled to drop this morning at 9 a.m. -- unless, you know, there's an unforeseen delay.

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