Doug Huffman
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Lt. Karl Fisher says an officer was called to help a man passed out in the snow and ended up facing a gun.
48-year-old Steven Dains of Eau Claire is now charged with a felony of pointing a gun at an officer. He's also charged with possessing marijuana and attempted escape.
Lt. Fisher says Officer Mike Walter was called to 1011 Sheridan Road in Eau Claire at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of someone passed out in a snow bank.
When the officer got to the home, the man was gone and Walter followed footsteps into the backyard. That's where he found Dains pointing a handgun at him.
Walter told Dains to drop his gun. He didn't, but did lower it. Walter then used his flashlight to knock him to the ground. That's when Walter was able to take the gun away from him.
"It would've been very easy for the officer to kill the person and very easy for the person to kill the officer," says Fisher. "The officer walks away knowing 'I was close to death right there and I made the decisions I made and I came out alright and I'm going home tonight.' But, it's as bad as you can imagine it being."
Lt. Fisher says Dains blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. His gun was not loaded.
Doug Huffman wrote:
A simple household tool sparked a scare in Eau Claire Thursday night.
Police officers were called to this home at Rudolph and Mitchell just before 9:30 p.m..
Three officers, with guns drawn, went into the home because police say a passing motorist thought they saw a person inside pointing a gun out the window.
Officers tell us it turned out to be a level. Officers cleared the scene shortly after they found out what it was.
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/13028032.html
Lt. Karl Fisher says an officer was called to help a man passed out in the snow and ended up facing a gun.
48-year-old Steven Dains of Eau Claire is now charged with a felony of pointing a gun at an officer. He's also charged with possessing marijuana and attempted escape.
Lt. Fisher says Officer Mike Walter was called to 1011 Sheridan Road in Eau Claire at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of someone passed out in a snow bank.
When the officer got to the home, the man was gone and Walter followed footsteps into the backyard. That's where he found Dains pointing a handgun at him.
Walter told Dains to drop his gun. He didn't, but did lower it. Walter then used his flashlight to knock him to the ground. That's when Walter was able to take the gun away from him.
"It would've been very easy for the officer to kill the person and very easy for the person to kill the officer," says Fisher. "The officer walks away knowing 'I was close to death right there and I made the decisions I made and I came out alright and I'm going home tonight.' But, it's as bad as you can imagine it being."
Lt. Fisher says Dains blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. His gun was not loaded.
Doug Huffman wrote:
From the same source...http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/13031622.htmlCastle doctrine - unless you're drinking in your castle. Unless Anony Mouse, the tipster is busy.
A simple household tool sparked a scare in Eau Claire Thursday night.
Police officers were called to this home at Rudolph and Mitchell just before 9:30 p.m..
Three officers, with guns drawn, went into the home because police say a passing motorist thought they saw a person inside pointing a gun out the window.
Officers tell us it turned out to be a level. Officers cleared the scene shortly after they found out what it was.
Either we are equal or we are not. Good people ought to be armed wher they will, with wits and guns and the truth. NRA KMA$$What might have happened it the person was an armed and aware citizen? It seems that a courteous phone call might have saved a lot.