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Man jailed after road-rage incident on Interstate 5 By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune A Talent man was arrested and jailed late Tuesday after allegedly pointing a gun at a man in a road-rage chase. Marc Damon Ferolito, 28, of the 9900 block of Wagner Creek Road, was lodged in the Jackson County Jail on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, pointing a firearm at another person and menacing. He was released Wednesday morning because the jail was overcrowded. Ferolito and David R. Casper, 30, of Cave Junction, allegedly started harassing each other while heading south on Interstate 5 near Rogue River. The two motorists were passing each other, tailgating, flashing headlights and "exchanging gestures," said Oregon State Police Sgt. Brian Powers. He said police aren't quite sure who started the confrontation. But it appears that one of the drivers was following the other too closely, he said The two drivers continued following each other down I-5 until they reached milepost 30, where Ferolito steered his Chevrolet sport utility vehicle off the freeway at about 8 p.m., police said. Casper's gray Ford pickup rear-ended the Chevy at the Crater Lake Avenue interchange when Ferolito slammed on his brakes. Casper told police he was following Ferolito to get his vehicle's license plate number. After he was rear-ended, Ferolito got out of his vehicle, approached the other truck and allegedly brandished a semi-automatic handgun at Casper. He then drove to the Texaco station on Crater Lake Avenue and called police. When troopers interviewed Ferolito, he admitted to pointing his gun at Casper. Casper was not charged with any crime but was not without fault, said Powers. Police are still investigating the case, he added. Powers said motorists get emotionally involved when they encounter these types of situations and want to see the conflict to its conclusion. But they should just back off. "This could have ended in a tragic, tragic way," he said. If motorists run across a combative driver, they should contact police, Powers said. If a license plate number is not available, providing a vehicle description with the location and direction it is traveling helps police track the suspect down. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.