Man arrested on weapon charge following road-rage incident

WATERLOO — A Washburn man has been arrested for allegedly flashing a gun during a road-rage incident.A woman called police around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 to report that a man in a pickup truck had been following her closely then pointed a gun as he sped past her on U.S. Highway 218 near Marigold Drive.The woman, who had three young children in her vehicle, followed the pickup and called police.An Iowa state trooper spotted the pickup going 81 mph in a 65 mph zone on Highway 218, and the truck pulled into a Washburn home.