Driver pulled over, pointed gun at another driver, fired gun at railroad tracks, officials say

4 guns found inside vehicle, officials say

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An Illinois man is accused of pointing a gun repeatedly at another driver on a Juneau County highway Monday afternoon, according to a news release.

The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said it received a driving complaint at 2:54 p.m., in which a driver had pointed a gun at another person on the road.

The initial incident occurred on Highway 12/16 near the intersection of 57th Street west of Lyndon Station.

According to the report, the driver, 47-year-old John Weingart, of McHenry, Illinois, passed a vehicle driven by a Mauston man unsafely. The Mauston man followed Weingart to report the incident to police.

In Lyndon Station, Weingart pulled his vehicle over and the reporting party parked behind Weingart. The other driver told officials that Weingart exited his vehicle with a firearm and pointed it at the caller’s vehicle. Weingart then got back in his vehicle and drove east on Highway 12/16. East of Lyndon Station, Weingart again pulled over. He exited his vehicle with a handgun and fired two shots toward the railroad tracks. Weingart then reportedly pointed the firearm at the reporting party’s vehicle again and then got back in his vehicle and drove away. Weingart was stopped a short time later by a Wisconsin Dells officer.

The sheriff’s office said officers searched Weingart’s vehicle and found four firearms.

Weingart was taken into custody and turned over to a Juneau County deputy at the Wisconsin Dells Police Department.

Weingart was tentatively charged with intentionally pointing a firearm at another person, disorderly conduct and discharging a firearm from a roadway.

The incident remains under investigation.

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