Saturday, August 3, 2013

Maine Man Arrested for Terrorizing People with a Toy Gun



Local news reports

A man who walked around the downtown with a toy gun that appeared real was charged with terrorizing Thursday night.
John Cushman, 20, "made lots of people nervous" when he strolled through town with a toy gun tucked into his shorts, said Deputy Chief Shane Cote of the Farmington Police Department.
An employee at the Homestead Bakery on Broadway called police at about 9:50 p.m. and then called employees at The Roost pub to warn them that a man was wandering around with a gun. 
The Roost employees locked the doors with patrons still inside, Cote said, and as police searched for the man, the employees asked for a police officer to stand near the door because some patrons wanted to leave.
Farmington officer William Tanner arrived at The Roost and saw Cushman showing the gun to someone outside. It looked real, Cote said, until he saw the orange ring that toy guns are required to have. The ring was not visible when the gun was tucked into Cushman's shorts, Cote said.
He said Cushman was charged with terrorizing because his actions scared people and caused them to secure themselves in a building.
Cushman was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital and released without a mental health evaluation. He was then taken to the Franklin County Detention Center, Cote said.

12 comments:

  1. And had he been carrying a real gun--he would not have had a problem?

    WTF?

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    1. And where do you get that from the story Laci?

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    1. Ted (greg) Nugent said,

      "Where was the terror, again?"

      Ted Nugent sees no terror caused by a gun wielding nut, as if people should know if that gun was real, or not.
      No surprise coming from a guy who thinks it's funny that a 6 year old died from a gunshot.

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    2. Mikeb, why don't you say things to Anonymous about his constant libelous remarks and deliberate stupidity? Bias, much?

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    3. Whining and complaining about the commenting policy will result in comment moderation being activated. Is that what you want, Greg? Is it not possible for you to accept that I run the blog the way I want to?

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    4. I'm pointing out an inconsistency in your approach. That's not whining, nor is it complaining. You ask for our opinions.

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    5. Greg,

      I wouldn't poke the bear at the moment. He's opened up commenting and every one of my comments has been published and stayed up for a couple weeks now. If Kevin wants to keep slinging shit, let him. We've got thick skins and can let it bounce off us. He'll lose interest eventually.

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    6. P.S. Mike, don't take the previous comment as some kind of insult calling you a bear or some such. It was merely a reference to jokes about poking bears in the noses with sharp, pointy sticks and the foolishness thereof.

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    7. T., you gave me a good chuckle with that one. You're trying so hard to help me keep the comments open. I appreciate it.

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  3. They must have had to dig deep for that charge since Maine does allow open carry without a permit. I'm thinking the laws are similar for open carry of toy guns.

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