Waterville Prompto manager charged with reckless conduct for allegedly pointing gun at employees

[jpak]

http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/21/news/mid-maine/waterville-prompto-manager-charged-with-reckless-conduct-for-allegedly-pointing-gun-at-employees/?ref=comments

WATERVILLE, Maine — The manager of a Kennedy Memorial Drive oil change business is facing a felony gun charge after he allegedly pulled out a loaded handgun, activated its laser sight and pointed it at two employees.

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Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey of the Waterville Police Department said Friday night. The charge is a Class C felony because it involved the use of a firearm, Rumsey said.

The incident that led to the charge happened late Tuesday afternoon at Prompto 10-Minute Oil Change and was reported to police on Wednesday. Spencer was charged Thursday evening.

“The allegation, I guess, is that he pulled his gun out, or had it out, and activated a laser sight that was on the gun and was pointing it — depending on whose story you choose to believe — in the general direction [of the employees] in the room,” Rumsey said.

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The douchebag has a permit too.

[Duckhunter935]

1. I will be interessted to see how this case

turns out after the investigation is complete and what the result is for him. Since you found it and posted this I hope you can keep us informed of the outcome. I am sure many will be interested in the facts and outcome of this.

[WhiteTara]

2. The question is

a permit to do what?

[ManiacJoe]

9. Per the article: permit to carry a concealed weapon

[NYC_SKP]

3. I don't think there is enough here to convict him of a crime.

I'll bet nothing comes of it.

“There is no allegation of any kind of an altercation going on or an argument,” he said. “This was, as it was reported to our officer, a case of Mr. Spencer producing this firearm and activating the laser, either as a joke or as just kind of messing around, I guess.

“There were no words exchanged. There was no argument preceding it or anything like that. There was no implied threat or there was not threat that was communicated,” Rumsey said, adding, “The person who made the report to us didn’t feel he was being threatened, he felt like what happened was dangerous and inappropriate and that’s why he made the report to us.”

Rumsey said Spencer holds a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon issued through the town of Clinton.

“At this point, that has not been revoked or anything so to my knowledge there’s nothing that would legally prohibit him from still possessing a firearm,” he said.

[ileus]

4. Sounds like a management position may open up there.

As for the workers....hopefully they'll notice they were unarmed victims waiting to happen and take the necessary steps to assure their continued safety after such a close call.

[Eleanors38]

5. Investigate, indict (or not), try & await outcome. nt

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. But don't you realize!

If we were to ban guns then nothing unsafe would ever happen ever again anywhere.

[shedevil69taz]

6. I actually hope he gets convicted

That to me is almost a textbook definition of reckless endangerment:

Never point a firearm at anything you are not prepared to destroy

[Packerowner740]

7. Isn't one of those safety rules gun owners are always talking about

Never point your gun at something you aren't ready to shoot?

[ManiacJoe]

10. Yup. That would be Rule #2.

http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/firearms/colonel-jeff-cooper-carry-conditions-and-firearm-safety/