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A man who reportedly aimed a pistol at another vehicle while traveling in Carver County is now in custody and faces criminal charges.
Craig Allen Swanson, 41, is facing three felony charges of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from an apparent road rage incident on Thursday.
Court records allege a 911 call was made near the intersection of Lyman Boulevard and Audubon Road in Chanhassen.
The man who made the call told authorities that he’d been in a vehicle with two children when the driver of a red F-150 pickup started tailgating their car and began flipping them off.
When the group’s vehicle stopped to make a turn, the driver of the pickup reportedly drove up to the victims and pointed a gun at the ceiling of the truck.
While the adult man told authorities he did not see the other man aim the gun, both juveniles said they had seen the gun and told the driver, “h...
