Colorado man arrested after Big Flats road rage incident involving gunfire

This story was updated to add a mugshot of Jacob Heckman.

BIG FLATS, N.Y. ( WETM ) — A Colorado man was arrested after allegedly shooting a car on the highway during a road rage incident in Big Flats on Monday afternoon.

According to the New York State Police Department, a man driving a blue Dodge Dakota pickup truck with Colorado plates shot at a blue Toyota Rav4 with New York plates during a road rage incident on the eastbound side of I-86 in the Town of Big Flats near the Elmira Corning Regional Airport shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 12. Police say the Toyota’s back passenger side door had a bullet hole in it after the reported incident.

Troopers searched the area after interviewing the victim and found the suspect. The suspect was identified as Jacob R. Heckman, 40, of Denver, Colorado. Police say Heckman had a .380 caliber Ruger handgun that he was not legally allowed to possess in New York State.

Heckman was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a class C felony) and first-degree reckless endangerment (a class D felony).

Heckman’s charges were read in the Town of Big Flats Court, and he was taken to the Chemung County Jail. Heckman is being held at the jail on $50,000 cash bail or $200,000 bond.

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office and the Horseheads Police Department assisted the New York State Police Department with this investigation.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time. Anyone who may have witnessed the alleged road rage incident is asked to contact the New York State Police in Horseheads by calling 607-739-8797.

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