Crime & Safety

Man Pointed Gun At Waukesha Woman For 'Going Too Slow': Police

Call logs show that he was held at gunpoint and ordered to the ground during the course of his arrest.

According to police, the man was arrested on suspicion of endangering safety with the use of a weapon.
According to police, the man was arrested on suspicion of endangering safety with the use of a weapon. (Photo by Scott Anderson/Patch)

WAUKESHA, WI β€” A 35-year-old West Allis man was arrested in Waukesha Thursday afternoon after authorities say he pointed a gun at a woman for driving too slow.

According to Waukesha police call logs, officers were sent to the 1800 block of Paramount Drive just before 1 p.m. Thursday on a report of a man with a gun.

When police arrived, they found the West Allis man's truck parked at the side of the road, according to call logs.

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Waukesha police told Patch that the man was found in the immediate area. Call logs show that he was held at gunpoint and ordered to the ground during the course of his arrest.

The man was arrested without further incident, police said.

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According to police, the man was arrested on suspicion of endangering safety with the use of a weapon.

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