But immediately after the arrest doubts began to surface, namely from Merritt's father.

"He has been raised with too much respect for life and too much for firearms to have done this," he said. "Whoever said my son is the freeway shooter is a moron."

On Saturday a judge set Merrit's bail at $1 million.

According to the Associated Press, Merrit asked to make a statement to the court:

All I have to say is I'm the wrong guy. I tried telling the detectives that. My gun's been in the pawn shop the last two months. I haven't even had access to a weapon.

Police dispute the claims, saying that the evidence speaks for itself.

Though Merritt says his gun has been at a pawn shop for two months, reports claim he was arrested after attempting to sell the gun in question at the pawn shop.

A special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says that there is no doubt they have the right gun: