Man Points Gun In Bensenville Road Rage Dispute: Police

BENSENVILLE, IL – A man pointed a gun and then fled during a road rage incident last week in Bensenville, police said.

Arrested was Arizona Gould, 28, of Streamwood, according to a news release from DuPage County prosecutors. A judge denied a request to release Gould from jail before his trial.

About 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Bensenville police said they were called about a man with a gun at the Amoco gas station at 101 W. Irving Park Road.

The caller reported that the driver of a red Jeep followed him into the parking lot and pointed a gun at him, police said. Officers found the unoccupied Jeep parked at a nearby Subway restaurant.

Detectives alleged Gould and the victim had a near collision at a nearby intersection before the victim drove to the Amoco and Gould followed. The two exchanged words in the parking lot, and Gould then pulled out a loaded handgun and pointed it at the victim, police said.

At the Subway, Gould entered the restroom, the news release said.

Detectives waited outside the single-occupant restroom until Gould came out, police said. After searching the restroom, detectives recovered a loaded Canik 9 mm pistol with one round in the chamber and 18 rounds in the magazine from a garbage container underneath the plastic garbage bag, police said.

Detectives also alleged Gould had about 14 grams of cocaine when he was arrested.

"It is alleged that Mr. Gould, a man with multiple felony convictions and prohibited from legally owning a firearm, was not only illegally in possession of a loaded handgun, but also pointed that gun at another individual," Berlin said. "The very thought that a man who has forfeited his right to own a firearm, pointed a loaded gun at another individual following a road-rage incident is extremely disturbing."

Gould was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, two counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon while loaded with no firearm owner's identification card, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor counts, including aggravated assault on public property, reckless conduct and disorderly conduct.