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July 16th, 2010, 06:32 PM #1
Man charged for leaving firearm in casino's restroom
Interesting story in the news tonight
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Man-...-restroom.html
Man charged for leaving firearm in casino's restroom
Edward Lewis elewis@timesleader.com
PLAINS TWP. – A Hazleton man was charged for leaving a loaded firearm in a men’s room at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs casino.
State police gaming enforcement unit charged Anthony Mope, 80, of Thirwell Street, with reckless endangering another person. The charge was filed with District Judge Diana Malast in Plains Township on Thursday and mailed to Mope.
Mope could not be reached for comment on Friday.
According to the criminal complaint:
A casino employee cleaning restrooms found the firearm on the back of a toilet at about 3:40 p.m. on July 3.
State police said the firearm, a .45-caliber, had a full magazine with a round in its chamber.
Mope said he used the men’s room and removed the firearm from its holster. He placed the firearm on the back of a toilet, and forgot it when he left the restroom, the criminal complaint says.
State police said Mope was recorded by surveillance cameras entering the men’s room at 2:31 p.m. and exiting three minutes later.
Surveillance cameras recorded 28 people entering the men’s room from 2:34 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. when a casino employee found it, the criminal complaint says.
State police said in the criminal complaint that the firearm was available to anyone who found it, including a person not permitted to possess a firearm.
Mope told state police he was unaware that firearms are prohibited from casinos.
Douglas Harbach, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said in an e-mail that firearms are prohibited from casinos.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled on Aug. 17 before Malast.troll Free. It's all in your mind.
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Re: Man charged for leaving firearm in casino's restroom
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July 16th, 2010, 07:07 PM #5
Re: Man charged for leaving firearm in casino's restroom
anyone have the link to the law stating it's illegal to carry at a casino? I know there's a regulation against it but where is the law
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July 16th, 2010, 07:11 PM #7
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There have been previous threads about this issue... carrying in a PA casino....if anyone cares to search them out.
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July 16th, 2010, 07:24 PM #8
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July 16th, 2010, 07:09 PM #9
Re: Man charged for leaving firearm in casino's restroom
This was discussed here. I posted this early last year:
IANAL
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July 16th, 2010, 07:25 PM #10
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