BEND, OR -- A Bend man is accused of pulling a gun during an alleged road rage incident, Tuesday morning. Witnesses called police at about 7 a.m. to report 61-year-old Steven Benedict Peters pulled a gun from his waistband during a dispute with another man at a North Highway 97 gas station.
Peters never got out of his car, and drove off before police arrived. Officers caught up with him near Murphy Road and conducted a high-risk traffic stop.
They seized a semi-automatic handgun and cited Peters for Menacing. Peters reportedly legally possessed and carried the gun.