Police in Oregon are enlisting the help of the public to identify a mystery motorcyclist who saved the day after a man allegedly threatened two teens with a handgun . In a scene worthy of a Stan Lee comic , a man allegedly pulled a gun on two teenagers in Salem telling them , 'get ready to die . ' Just then , a stranger on a green motorcycle swooped in and used his helmet to knock the gun out of the man 's hands , allowing the teens to escape . Mystery : Police in Oregon are enlisting the help of the public to identify a mystery motorcyclist who saved the day after Edward West , 59 ( photographed ) allegedly threatened two teens with a handgun . Police say the two 17-year-old boys were crossing Center Street when Edward West , 59 , yelled for them to get out of the road , Oregon Live reports . The boys yelled back and West pulled in to a nearby parking lot to confront them . The three argued with West pushing the boys and eventually slapping one . The boys attempted to leave the area , the Statesman Journal reports , that 's when West retrieved the small , black handgun from his truck and pointed it at the boys . Argued : The three argued in a parking lot ( photographed ) with West pushing the boys and eventually slapping one . The mystery rider saw the altercation and intervened just in the nick of time before riding away . The boys say they did n't get a good look at the rider , but the Marion County Sheriff 's office is asking the public to help identify the friendly neighborhood motorcyclist . West was arrested and charged with menacing , harassment , assault , and unlawful use of a weapon , the Journal reports . He has been booked at the Marion County jail and is set to appear in court on April 9 . Mystery Rider : The boys say they did n't get a good look at the rider , but the Marion County Sheriff 's office is asking the public to help identify the friendly neighborhood motorcyclist ( stock image )
Oregon police are looking for the mystery motorcyclist who saved three boys from a gunman , Edward West . West allegedly confronted the boys after an argument and told them to 'get ready to die ' The rider swooped in and used his helmet to knock the gun from West 's hands , allowing the boys to escape unharmed .