Grandpa Pulls Gun To Avoid A Traffic Ticket

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Here’s a great lesson on how NOT to fight a traffic ticket.

An 85-year old, Illinois man walked into the Huntley police station to fight a $250 ticket for parking in a handicap spot with an expired permit.  The octogenerian approached the desk officer and started to complain about the traffic ticket.

As he grew angrier, the curmudgeon pulled out a gun from his hat.  After refusing to drop it, the officer along with back-up came around and took the gun away.  Fortunately, no one was hurt.

It turned out that the weapon was only a BB gun.

The man, Peter J. Reilly, was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon and, then, released on a $100 bond.  The traffic ticket, too, remains pending.

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