The political world is getting way too heated. The story of the attack in PA and now this...A McCain supporter pulled a loaded gun on another supporter after a Palin rally in Colorado.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — Heated words between drivers leaving Sarah Palin’s rally Monday allegedly escalated with one man brandishing a loaded handgun.
Jack B. Cheskaty, 62, of Grand Junction, said he pulled a handgun because "he wanted to be ready for anything" in what started as a verbal spat between drivers in bumper-to-bumper traffic leaving Lincoln Park around 8 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest affidavit.
He believed the other driver hit his car and decided to take matters into his own hands. A 14 year old passenger in the other car cried out that the man had a gun.
Officers retrieved a .40-caliber handgun, which had a full magazine of bullets with one round in the chamber.
He allegedly told officers he believed the Kia struck his vehicle.
Cheskaty, who has no criminal history, was booked into the Mesa County Jail on a felony menacing charge and released Tuesday after signing off on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond.
This is not the wild wild west. Wow! There has been way too much violence in this campaign.