Grand Junction Man Arrested for Aiming Banana at Police

[bogie]

Always keep your banana pointed downrange!

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A man is facing a felony menacing charge, because two Colorado sheriff's deputies say they thought a banana he pointed at them was a gun.Nathan Rolf Channing, 27, was arrested Sunday, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

According to an arrest affidavit, Mesa County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said Channing pointed the fruit at them while crossing a street.
The deputies said they feared for their lives even though they saw that the object was yellow. Bunch wrote in the affidavit that he has seen handguns in many shapes and colors.
He wrote that Love was drawing his service weapon when Channing, of Fruitvale, Colo. yelled, "It's a banana!"
Yes, the man accused of pointing a banana at police is from Fruitvale.
And yes, one of the police officers he pointed the banana at is named Bunch.
And, no, we didn't make this up.
The deputies say Channing told them he was doing a trial run for a planned YouTube video and he thought it would "lighten the holiday spirit."
Any other ideas?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado...ana-at-police/

[Irving]

He probably got arrested because the cops were PISSED that they almost shot him over a banana.

[ben4372]

No sense of humor. Felony for a banana? I guess it depends on the context.

[cstone]

Well, if he loses, he already has a peel right?

I hope the prosecutor doesn't drop the case or the evidence. Someone could slip through the justice system.

I believe there was a Monty Python bit about defending yourself from a man wielding a banana.

[sniper7]

This is one that needs to get laughed away and forgotten about by all parties

[cstone]

If a banana is considered a full sized deadly fruit, would a plantain be a compact or subcompact deadly fruit?

If they seized the fruit illegally, would it be considered fruit of the poisonous tree?

How many bananas in a bunch before they are considered high capacity?

Will monkeys now need to be fingerprinted and have a background check before they can be fed?

[ruthabagah]

If a banana is considered a full sized deadly fruit, would a plantain be a compact or subcompact deadly fruit?

If they seized the fruit illegally, would it be considered fruit of the poisonous tree?

How many bananas in a bunch before they are considered high capacity?

Will monkeys now need to be fingerprinted and have a background check before they can be fed?

Hi cap banana clip

[Skully]

Hi cap banana clip

I................. knew some one was going to go there.





Should we put together a fund and send the poor man a "Fruit Basket?"

At least the guy didn't throw the banana and split causing the officers to give chase and even more charges

Wonder if it was an undocumented Chiquita?

[Ridge]

[Teufelhund]

If he's convicted of felony menacing [with a banana that appeared to be a firearm], he can no longer own an actual firearm. I can't decide if that's ironic or just fucking stupid.

The lesson here? Don't poke the bear; he doesn't give a damn if you're just joking.