Troopers arrest one after road rage incident on Highway 2

A Kansas man was arrested by Nebraska State Patrol Friday in response to a report of a motorcyclist threatening an automobile driver with a shotgun.

September 29, 2025Updated: September 29, 2025
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

KEARNEY --  Nebraska State Patrol Troopers arrested a Kansas man after an incident on Highway 2 in Buffalo County September 26.

At about 9:30 a.m. Friday, NSP received a report that a motorcycle rider was driving in a reckless manner and had threatened another vehicle with a shotgun. The rider had reportedly pulled the shotgun out of a motorcycle saddlebag and waived it in a threatening manner at another vehicle.

A trooper was able to locate the motorcycle at about 9:45 a.m. and observed the motorcycle speeding on Highway 2 near Berwyn, in Custer County. The trooper performed a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, the trooper located the shotgun in the motorcycle saddlebag.

The rider, Kyle Sales, 25, of Wichita, Kan., was arrested for Terroristic Threats, Use of Firearm to Commit a Felony, and Possession of a Short Shotgun. He was lodged in Custer County Jail.

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