Drunken Pedestrian with Loaded Pistol Charged By Police [View All]

http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-news-vermilion-drunken-armed-pedestrian-charged,0,3096841.story

Authorities tell Fox 8 News that a male pedestrian spotted Tuesday night walking in the middle of a Vermilion road was drunk and carrying a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. The man in question was arrested and charged, Fox 8 News reports.

Robert D. Opal, 41, of Vermilion, was initially spotted just after 11 p.m. by a Vermilion Police Department officer on patrol in the area of Douglas and South streets.

The officer approached Opal, who was wearing dark clothing and had a large flashlight in his back pocket. He observed that Opal appeared to be very intoxicated. Opal was slurring his speech, he was unsteady on his feet and smelled strongly of alcohol.

The officer also noticed that it appeared Opal was hiding something in the front waistline of his pants. A pat-down confirmed that there was indeed a concealed semi-automatic pistol. The weapon was loaded.

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and the GOP/NRA wants to let people bring guns to bars?