A former Desert Sunrise and Maricopa High School football coach with a long history of bad driving has lost his job and been arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill a 21-year-old woman in a road rage incident last month.

Maricopa Police Department arrested Ryan Portee, 50, last night in connection with the May 19 road rage episode, city spokesperson Monica Williams confirmed.

He is charged with threatening and intimidating, and disorderly conduct, Pinal County jail records show.

Threatening to kill someone or intimidation can be a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail, or a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Disorderly conduct carries an additional six months behind bars.

“A second incident reported to us remains under investigation and could result in further charges pending the outcome of the investigation,” Williams said.

Portee is being held without bond, according to the county jail roster.

Maricopa police identify Portee as the unhinged driver who reportedly told 21-year-old Tortosa resident Jordin Amato, “I will put a bullet in your head,” at the intersection of Porter and Honeycutt Roads last month.

Amato was on her way home from a friend’s house in The Villages when Portee began tailgating her in his white Lexus and nearly crashed into her car, she told InMaricopa.

Much of the interaction was caught on video, which was first posted on InMaricopa.com. Our video was viewed more than 18,000 times.

“Stupid b*tch,” Portee, who wore a blue tank top, is heard saying in footage. “You don’t f*cking know who you’re dealing with, you dumb f*cking c**t.”

After the light turned green, Amato said Portee continued to follow her for several miles.

“I was so nervous,” Amato said.

Maricopa Unified School District spokesperson Mishell Terry confirmed Portee is no longer employed as a coach at Desert Sunrise High School. He was hired just one month earlier as a defensive coordinator for the Golden Hawks football team.

“Although we do not share details on staff discipline, in general terms, the district has clear policies and procedures to address employee conduct,” Terry said. “When an incident occurs, it is investigated, and appropriate actions are taken. The actions can range from a letter of direction to termination, depending on the severity of the incident.”

Terry cited school district personnel policies mandating MUSD staff act professionally and obey local, state and federal laws.

An anonymous Desert Sunrise High School employee said Saturday Portee was fired.

This is Portee’s second stint with MUSD, albeit short. He was a Maricopa High School varsity football coach for more than five years, and a varsity girls basketball coach at MHS for about four years. In all, he worked at MUSD from February 2012 to August 2017.

It is not known why he left MUSD the first time.

Before his arrest, Portee was also an employee at Sequoia Pathway Academy in Maricopa, where he worked for eight years as a physical education teacher, football and basketball coach. Mark Plitzuweit, president and CEO of Edkey Inc./Sequoia Schools, said Friday morning Portee is no longer employed there.

Portee has a lengthy history of traffic-related criminal charges in at least two states, including Arizona, court documents show.

His criminal record includes DUI, reckless driving, speeding, blowing red lights, unsafe lane changes, driving with a revoked driver’s license and now threatening and intimidating on a public road, records show. Some of the cases were dismissed, including municipal court cases in Maricopa.