Local news reports
A 61-year-old Iowa City man is accused of pulling a gun on 12-year-old boy Sunday afternoon while the boy was asking neighbors if he could mow their lawns.
According to Iowa City police criminal complaints, about 3:20 p.m. Sunday, the boy was asking neighbors if he could mow their lawns. Police said the boy spoke with Kevin J. Shannon, 61, of 1264 Dover St., at Shannon’s home. Shannon didn’t want the boy to mow his lawn but did give him $10 cash, police said.
Shannon also told the boy he was an “undercover cop,” police said.
Police said the boy left Shannon’s home and continued to speak with other neighbors. Shannon later approached the boy at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Arthur Street and demanded his $10 back, police said. The boy told police Shannon pulled a gun from his waistband, pointed it at him and said, “Give me my (expletive) money back.”
Shannon threatened to shoot the boy, police said.
Shannon was arrested and now faces charges of first-degree robbery, a class B felony; drunken driving, a serious misdemeanor; assault with a dangerous weapon, first-degree harassment and impersonating a public official; all aggravated misdemeanors, and public intoxication, a simple misdemeanor. He remains in custody at the Johnson County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
No order to turn in his guns after he makes bail. Incredible.
I suppose he had a concealed carry permit since there was no charge for carrying the weapon in public without one.
Let me anticipate the pro-gun response. He's a rare case, an anomaly. Hardly any gun owners have drinking problems and do stupid things while drunk. Does that about cover it?
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