Man arrested on I-290 after gun pulled in road rage incident

Illinois State Police have arrested an out-of-state man in the Elk Grove Village area after a road rage confrontation Friday afternoon in which one man is accused of threatening another driver with a handgun, officials said.

Troopers responding to a radio alert found a blue Ford Escape believed to be involved and stopped it on eastbound Interstate 290 eastbound near Thorndale Avenue, according to a news release.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Peter J. Grimson, 26, of Morgantown, West Virginia, the release said, and officers found a fully loaded handgun in the center console of the vehicle. Grimson was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and assault and released on bond.