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Fake grenade clears Pennsylvania courthouse

January 8, 2016 By: Stephen Dietrich

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A political supporter who mailed a gag grenade to a newly elected county sheriff in Pennsylvania won’t be charged with a crime.

Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier said Thursday that the man meant no harm. He says the grenade was a disarmed World War II device and wasn’t intended to alarm anyone.

Rather, the man who mailed it was a supporter of Sheriff Tony Guy. The grenade was mounted on a plaque with a sign reading, “Complaint department. Take a number.” A numbered plastic ticket was attached to the grenade’s pin.

Guy didn’t know the man who sent the package, so the courthouse was evacuated for about 90 minutes Wednesday after the package was X-rayed with other incoming mail.

The sender ordered the gag grenade through the mail.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Stephen Dietrich

Stephen is a U.S. Army veteran with over a decade of combined experience in political commentary, economics, and news.

Comments

  1. marlene says

    January 8, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    It’s outrageous that he wasn’t found and charged with something. He terrorized the court enough for it to be evacuated. Perhaps, they do know who it was.

  2. James McQuillan Jr says

    January 10, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    He may have been a supporter of Sheriff Tony Guy: but he is one stupid MF. If it isn’t already a crime, being that ignorant should be criminal. Do I have this correct: he sent a deactivated WWII fragmentation grenade through the mail to his local courthouse? He must be an Obama supporter.

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