Joey
08-24-2008, 15:22
KUSA - Denver Police evacuated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the Grand Hyatt hotel in Denver Saturday after a man carrying two long rifles and two handguns walked into the lobby of the hotel.
Denver Police spotted the man, Joseph Calanhini, 29, of Pinedale, Wyo., walking through the hotel Saturday around 4 p.m. He is not a registered guest at the hotel, according to Grand Hyatt General Manger Ed Bucholtz.
Calanhini told police he is in Denver on business and is planning a safari to Africa. Police say Calanhani had just had two of his rifles scoped at a nearby gun shop and carried them in cases through the hotel lobby, where Pelosi is staying, according to Lt. Ron Saunier, Denver Police Spokesman.
"We don't know why he was walking through our hotel," said Bucholtz.
Calanhini was legally carrying the long rifles, but did not have licenses for the two handguns, according to police. He was charged with unlawful carrying of weapons, a misdemeanor. Calanhini is being held on $10,000 bond at the Denver City Jail.
Denver Police swept Calanhini's vehicle and towed it from the hotel, according to Lt. Saunier. Meanwhile, police moved House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - California) out of the hotel until Calanhini was taken into custody.
"The Speaker was never in any danger. And she appreciates the quick and professional response of the police," said Brendon Daly, Pelosi spokesman.
Calanhini is the first person to be arrested that is DNC-related.
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?sto...8&catid=188 (http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98258&catid=188)
We were a few short blocks from that hotel a couple weeks ago and yep, I had a pistol with us & yep, it was loaded.
Would I be a criminal and arrested for walking through the hotel now even though I have a Wyoming CCW that's honored in Colorado? Since when do you have to have a "license" for a handgun in Colorado???
Who gives a crap if he's a registered guest at the hotel, could it be he was going INTO the hotel to check in???
Why impound/tow his car?
Best question of all, why the fuzz would ya evacuate pelosi, yet ya leave all the other guests in place, would it not be better to just shelter in place, or is this all something Denver PD made up for the drama and to "look" good
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Denver Police spotted the man, Joseph Calanhini, 29, of Pinedale, Wyo., walking through the hotel Saturday around 4 p.m. He is not a registered guest at the hotel, according to Grand Hyatt General Manger Ed Bucholtz.
Calanhini told police he is in Denver on business and is planning a safari to Africa. Police say Calanhani had just had two of his rifles scoped at a nearby gun shop and carried them in cases through the hotel lobby, where Pelosi is staying, according to Lt. Ron Saunier, Denver Police Spokesman.
"We don't know why he was walking through our hotel," said Bucholtz.
Calanhini was legally carrying the long rifles, but did not have licenses for the two handguns, according to police. He was charged with unlawful carrying of weapons, a misdemeanor. Calanhini is being held on $10,000 bond at the Denver City Jail.
Denver Police swept Calanhini's vehicle and towed it from the hotel, according to Lt. Saunier. Meanwhile, police moved House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - California) out of the hotel until Calanhini was taken into custody.
"The Speaker was never in any danger. And she appreciates the quick and professional response of the police," said Brendon Daly, Pelosi spokesman.
Calanhini is the first person to be arrested that is DNC-related.
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?sto...8&catid=188 (http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98258&catid=188)
We were a few short blocks from that hotel a couple weeks ago and yep, I had a pistol with us & yep, it was loaded.
Would I be a criminal and arrested for walking through the hotel now even though I have a Wyoming CCW that's honored in Colorado? Since when do you have to have a "license" for a handgun in Colorado???
Who gives a crap if he's a registered guest at the hotel, could it be he was going INTO the hotel to check in???
Why impound/tow his car?
Best question of all, why the fuzz would ya evacuate pelosi, yet ya leave all the other guests in place, would it not be better to just shelter in place, or is this all something Denver PD made up for the drama and to "look" good
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