Knife-Wielding Road Rage Man Runs Into CCW Holder: Police

WAUKESHA, WI —Police in Waukesha say that a road rage incident involved a man with a knife and a man with a CCW permit ended with both calling 911, and one of the two getting arrested.

Waukesha police responded to a traffic incident near the intersection of E. North St. and Albert St. just after 8 p.m. Saturday involving a man with a gun and a knife.

Waukesha police told Patch.com that an officer was flagged down by a man at the intersection, who was his minivan with his girlfriend.

The man told the officer that they were almost struck by someone up the road, they then pulled in behind the vehicle and tried to get a photo of the persons license plate to report to the police.

Police told Patch that the suspect approached their vehicle in a threatening manner with a large knife while they were trying to get the photo. This caused victims to fear for their safety.

Police said the victim has a conceal-carry permit, and pulled his dash-mounted handgun and pointed it at suspect, causing him to back up.

According to police, as this was happening, the victim was calling 911 to report the incident, and after suspect backed up he also called 911.

According to reports, the suspect was arrested and was booked and released for disorderly conduct while armed.

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