A man who followed and threatened to shoot a driver Friday night, ends up crashing his car near Waukegan, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.
A man who crashed his car in unincorporated Waukegan Friday night is accused of threatening to shoot a driver shortly before the accident, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Joseph Ebler, 28 of Beach Park initially ran away from the scene of the single-vehicle crash that happened around 10:20 p.m. near Delaney Rd., just north of Yorkhouse Rd., police said.A short time later, they located Ebler who was uncooperative. He appeared impaired and sustained minor injuries in the crash, police said.
During the altercation, Ebler brandished a pistol and threatened to shoot the man while they were stopped at a stoplight, said police. The victim fled in his vehicle but Ebler allegedly followed him, pulled next to him and pointed the firearm toward him. That's when Ebler lost control and crashed, police said.
According to the sheriff's office, their canine Dax found Ebler's Glock 29 about 150 feet from his vehicle. Ebler is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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