Cook County man arrested after leading police on high-speed chase from Bensenville to Chicago: prosecutors

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. – A Schiller Park man has been charged after he allegedly pointed a gun at a man at a gas station near Bensenville before leading police on a high-speed chase.

Carlos Rivera, 44, was arrested Friday evening after a police chase that began in Bensenville and ended in Chicago. According to authorities, Rivera refused to stop for a traffic stop after he allegedly threatened someone with a gun at a gas station.

The chase, which reached speeds of approximately 88 miles per hour, resulted in several traffic violations, including running a red light and driving on the wrong side of the road. Rivera was eventually taken into custody after he parked his vehicle in an alley in Chicago's O'Hare neighborhood and fled from police.

He also threw an airsoft gun out the window of his vehicle on eastbound I-90 near the I-294 exit, prosecutors said.

Rivera was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding, one count of aggravated driving while license revoked and several misdemeanors, including reckless driving and speeding.

His next court date is scheduled for December 9th. Rivera will remain in custody pending his arraignment.