Crime & Safety

Elmhurst Road Rage Involves Gun, Bat: Cops

A man and a woman were charged in the incident, police said.

A Villa Park woman and a Lyons man were arrested in a road rage incident at Roosevelt Road and York Street, Elmhurst police said.
A Villa Park woman and a Lyons man were arrested in a road rage incident at Roosevelt Road and York Street, Elmhurst police said. (DuPage County Jail)

ELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst road rage incident yielded two arrests Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place about 3 p.m. at Roosevelt Road and York Street.

Yvette Wright McFarland, 41, of Villa Park, was arrested on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault. She was taken to the DuPage County Jail, where she remained Thursday afternoon.

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Dejan Stankovic, 40, of Lyons, was charged with disorderly conduct. He was released on bond.

Police said Stankovic admitted to displaying a baseball bat during the incident.

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McFarland then pointed a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun at Stankovic, police said.

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