LEWISTON – A man charged with pointing a loaded gun at two men in a passing car was released Thursday on $1,000 cash bail.

Charged with two counts of criminal threatening, Bradley Koenigseker, 39, made his initial court appearance nearly 24 hours after two men identified him as the person who aimed a gun at them in an apparent road rage incident on Lisbon Street.

Koenigseker, who lives in Monmouth and has no criminal record, did not enter a plea on the felony charges. That will happen later if he is indicted by a grand jury.

In the meantime, he was released on bail.

As conditions of his bail, he is barred from having any contact with the alleged victims, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old who live in Lewiston.

Koenigseker also cannot possess any weapons and he may be subjected to random searches to ensure that he is complying.

Police say the incident began when Koenigseker drove his pickup close to the rear of a car in front of him on outer Lisbon Street.

As both vehicles continued toward the downtown area, the driver of the car pulled up next to the pickup, put his hands in the air and mouthed “What the hell?”

According to statements by both the driver and the passenger, Koenigseker rolled down his window and began waving a gun at the two men. The driver pulled over and called 911 after he realized that the gun was real.

Police stopped Koenigseker in front of the Cigarette Shoppe in Lewiston. According to an affidavit filed by Lewiston patrolman Eric Syphers, a loaded 9-mm handgun fell out of Koenigseker’s jacket as two officers were trying to arrest him on Lisbon Street.

The officers also found a folding knife, a hatchet and a wooden club in his truck, the affidavit says.

According to police, Koenigseker is in the process of becoming a member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club.

Each criminal threatening charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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