article: 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 didn'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 didn'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)
highlights: Oregon police are looking for the mystery motorcyclist who saved two 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 .
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