Texas man charged in connection with Cook County road rage incident
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Texas man was arrested and charged in connection with what police described as a road rage incident on Tuesday in Cook County.
The incident took place around 3:50 p.m. when a Cook County Sheriff's police officer on patrol saw a man punch another man in the 1200 block of South Northwest Highway in Barrington Township, according to a news release.
The officer stopped and took the man, Farid Sagidov, 40, of Quitman, Texas, into custody. The officer also learned Sagidov did not allow the 49-year-old victim, who was on a motorcycle to merge in front of his pickup truck.
After police took him into custody, officers searched Sagidov's vehicle and recovered a firearm with a loaded magazine, two other loaded magazines, and two knives.
Sagidov did not have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card or a concealed carry license.
Sagidov was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct/bodily harm and battery. His bond was set at $5,000 during a hearing on Wednesday.