Police: Colonie man threatened person with BB gun while driving

A Colonie man was arrested for allegedly threatening someone with what appeared to be a gun during a road rage incident.

Albany Police responded to I-90 near Exit 3 around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday for a report from the man who said he was threatened.

Police said the investigation determined that 34-year-old Austin Cavanaugh made the threat. Police found a BB gun during a search of his vehicle at his home on Braintree Street.

Cavanaugh was charged with second-degree menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court this morning and released on his own recognizance.