CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Carbondale man was arrested Tuesday for making threats towards others.

Carbondale Police say Rasheed Casler, 39, was arrested on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, and disorderly conduct after he threatened a person with handgun in the 800 block of North Wall Street. Casler was taken to the Jackson County Jail. 

In addition to the charges stemming from Tuesday’s event, Carbondale Police say Rasheed Casler also had an outstanding Jackson County Warrant for failure to appear for Theft and a warrant out of Texas for Military Desertion.