Biker accused of pulling out gun during road rage incident

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man was charged with a felony on Tuesday in Morgan County after he allegedly pulled out a gun during a road rage incident on Monday.

Robert Riggs, 60, of Cole Camp, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon. He was brought to the Morgan County Jail and posted a $10,000 bond on Tuesday. Riggs applied for a public defender and a counsel status hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 21.  

The probable cause statement says a family was riding in a vehicle in Stover when Riggs pulled out a gun and pointed it at them.

The driver drove to the Cole Camp Police Department after Riggs allegedly yelled at them when they pulled into a church parking lot, the statement says. The driver allegedly told deputies that they tried to pass Riggs and another biker, but Riggs would not allow them to pass, the statement says.

After the family did pass Riggs, he pulled up beside them and pulled out a gun, court documents allege.

Riggs spoke with police at a Casey’s in Cole Camp and claimed that the family’s vehicle almost hit him while they tried to pass, the statement says. He also allegedly claimed another vehicle was coming from the opposite direction and that it was unsafe to pass, the statement says.

He allegedly admitted to pulling out the gun, but denied pointing it at the family, claiming he “got his point across,” court documents say.

The driver of the other vehicle was able to confirm Riggs’ identity after police showed them a photo a deputy took of him, the statement says.