Cheryl Ann Pifer
Local news reports
A western Colorado woman is accused of pointing a rifle at several children in a neighboring backyard because she was upset that an 11-year-old boy was playing his clarinet outside.
Mesa County
sheriff's deputies believe 60-year-old Cheryl Ann Pifer of Clifton had
been drinking before allegedly threatening the children Wednesday.
The
Daily Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1CZINu5 ) reports that the boy told Pifer
he was practicing the clarinet as part of his homework and couldn't go
back inside his grandmother's house because a baby was sleeping.
Several
of the other children in the backyard with him reported that Pifer also
pointed a gun at them and yelled "Fire in the hole!" as they ran away.
Deputies say Pifer's rifle wasn't loaded.
Pifer declined to comment. She faces possible child abuse and felony menacing charges.
Yikes! As the parent of someone who plays (pretty well now thankfully) cello, I have undergone the mandatory hell of practice drills at home, that is a little over the top.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think her punishment should be for being "a little over the top?"
DeleteBut don't worry, her POSSIBLE charges will be bargained down and she'll continue to be one of you lawful gun owners.
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