Sheriff's office locates man accused of brandishing gun in road rage incident

EAGLE MOUNTAIN — A man accused of brandishing a gun during an alleged road rage incident last Thursday morning in Eagle Mountain has been located and cited by police.

Police say the 22-year-old Eagle Mountain man was driving on Pony Express Parkway around 6:30 a.m. Thursday when he "brandished" a firearm at another driver. The other driver called the police and took down the license plate and vehicle description.

The Utah County Sheriff's Office said deputies were able to identify the registered owner of the vehicle but didn't find him at the address listed on the registration. A citizen told police she saw the suspect's car Friday evening near the city center of Eagle Mountain.

"With this information in hand, this morning, a little before 6 a.m., a deputy was watching traffic on Pony Express Parkway in the city center when he saw the car described by the victim and the witness. The description matched and the license plate also matched," the sheriff's office said Monday.

The vehicle's registration was revoked and had been expired since November, the office said. The deputy stopped the car and spoke to the man who was driving.

Police said the man's driver's license was suspended and his car had no insurance. He admitted he had been involved in the road rage incident and had brandished a gun during it, the sheriff's office said.

The man was given a citation for traffic violations for the stop on Monday and his car was impounded for insurance and registration violations. The deputy who stopped him submitted a case to the prosecutor's office asking that he be charged with a misdemeanor count of threatening with a dangerous weapon during a fight.

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