YORK — A Connecticut man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he pointed an AR-15-style rifle at another motorist during a road rage incident on Interstate 80 in York County.
The York County Sheriff’s Office received the report at approximately 1 p.m. on July 18 near mile marker 361. The reporting party told authorities that the driver of a gray Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van had displayed the rifle and pointed it at them while both vehicles traveled along the interstate.
The van reportedly exited I-80 at mile marker 360 and traveled north on Road S.
Deputies later located a vehicle matching the description traveling west on Road 10. A traffic stop was conducted with assistance from the York Police Department.
According to the sheriff’s office, the driver admitted that a rifle was inside the vehicle. Witnesses were brought to the scene and identified the driver as the person allegedly involved in the incident.
Deputies obtained a search warrant for the vehicle and recovered an AR-15-style rifle, multiple magazines, and ammunition. The items were seized as evidence.
A juvenile passenger who was inside the van at the time of the incident was safely removed and later released to a guardian following coordination with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
The driver, Michael K. Johnson of Tolland, Connecticut, was arrested and lodged at York County Corrections on suspicion of terroristic threats, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and child abuse.
The charges are allegations, and Johnson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
