AP: Md. cop accused of pulling gun at haunted house

[Heidi]

5 hours ago

ESSEX, Md. — A Baltimore city police officer delivered the fright of a lifetime to a haunted house employee, pulling a gun on the chain-saw-wielding man at the end of his act, authorities said Monday.

Sgt. Eric Janik, 37, was charged with assault and reckless endangerment for pointing his service handgun at the worker, who was dressed as Leatherface, the killer from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," Baltimore County police said.

The employee, Mike Morrison, followed Janik and several other people up a staircase Sunday night at the end of the haunted house tour in a bid to get "one last scream" out of them, police said.

When the group exited into a parking lot, Janik pulled his gun and pointed it at Morrison from less than 10 feet away, according to police and Morrison, who said he dropped the chain saw, put his hands up and backed away. The saw had no chain.

Only then did Janik identify himself as a police officer, said Morrison, who retreated into the building.

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According to charging documents, Janik smelled of alcohol and told police two different stories about what he did with the gun. First, he denied drawing the weapon, but later he said he pointed it at the ground.

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[Lasher]

1. Looks like our Sgt. Janik is in the wrong line of work.

Maybe he doesn't have the proper temperment to be a policeman.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Holy shit. n/t

PB

[krispos42]

3. Sounds like soon he'll be "former sergeant" soon

No drink-and-carry, guys.

[bobburgster]

4. Another A-hole in blue!

[TexasObserver]

5. they don't hire them because they're smart

[Mugweed]

6. Too true

I also read a great line somewhere. To parphrase: "Anyone who wants to be a cop is exactly the kind of person who should never be allowed to be a cop."

[TexasObserver]

7. Yes. I know there are some good guys, but it seems to attract a lot who aren't.

I know some good ones. I know some who have gone bad, too.

[Dogtown]

8. Another, Mugweed:

"Too lazy to work, too scared to steal."

[Javaman]

9. Barney Fife strikes again. nt