Father, 52, arrested for carrying sword inside his cane to visit inmate son in San Antonio

[TexasTowelie]

Photo By Courtesy Photo/Bexar County Sheriff's Office

SAN ANTONIO — Note to self, if you’re going to jail to visit someone, don’t take a weapon.

That’s the lesson Jose Gonzalez learned Monday when he went to the Bexar County jail to see his son, who currently is an inmate.

According to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Gonzalez, 52, placed his cane in the scanner at the security check upon arrival to the Bexar County Jail. It was then that a sheriff’s deputy noticed “an anomaly through the scanner,” so she decided to take a closer look.

“Upon doing so, she found a sword enclosed in the cane,” Bexar County Chief Communications Officer James Keith said Tuesday.

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[MADem]

1. Father was pretty doggone stupid, at a minimum.

You can get a lovely cane at any drugstore for twenty five bucks or often, much less.

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer (or sword in the scabbard), was he?

[newfie11]

2. I wonder if he knew it was in there

My husband bought a cane and had no idea it had a sword in it until our son told/showed him.
There was nothing on the tag about it.

Otoh years ago my sister worked for the state dept and traveled often. She hated to fly. She bought a cane with glass reservoir inside the cane. This she filled with whatever libation she desired.