The suspect was wanted on a warrant out of Boston for possession of a firearm without a permit.
DEERFIELD – A reported road rage incident on Interstate 91 Monday morning led to the arrest of a driver and the confiscation of a .45 caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets, state police said.
State Trooper Michael Tucker said the incident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. when the suspect, Opereed McChristion, 51, of Claremont, N.H., allegedly ran into a woman’s vehicle as he attempted to pass her on Interstate 91.
McChristion did not stop and the woman followed him for a time and called police, Tucker said.
Trooper Adam Leonczyk arrested the suspect, whose vehicle had Indiana plates, a short time later on Route 5 in Northampton. The suspect, Tucker said, was wanted on a warrant out of Boston for possession of a firearm without a permit.
A search of the vehicle yielded the loaded .45, Tucker said. McQuestion was slated to be arraigned in Northampton District Court Monday afternoon on the warrant and charges of possession of a firearm without a license and possession of ammunition without an FID card.