Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom

[2DogsBarking]

Drama much?

https://dailyvoice.com/pa/reading/co...c-bathroom-sb/

Lebanon County Constable James Drahovsky left his gun in the public restroom at the District Justice Office located at 502 State Drive on Monday, Aug. 26, Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.

The 70-year-old left in the Glock 27 loaded with six 40 caliber bullets sometime between 1:37 and 1:44 p.m., Hess explained after watching the surveillance video footage. He left the office with an empty holster at 2 p.m. and drove away in the marked Constable vehicle he had arrived in.

A staff member found the gun at 3:15 p.m. and called the police who secured it and turned it over to the appropriate office within minutes, according to the affidavit.

During the time the gun was left in the restroom, 10 people — including a child — entered the lobby by that restroom, Hess noted.

The release from the DA's office highlights the danger this posed:
"At any moment, anyone could have entered the restroom and stolen Drahovsky’s gun. At any moment, anyone could have exited the restroom with Drahovsky’s gun and fired upon the innocent citizens and staff in the Office."

DA Pier Hess Graf said the following about the incident, reading in part:

"Drahovsky is an elected official who recklessly and negligently created a potentially life altering and life ending hazard to countless people – including a child – when he left his loaded handgun ripe for the taking and use. We are extremely lucky an honest and upstanding citizen discovered the weapon and notified authorities. We are extremely lucky no one was hurt."

Drahovsky has been a constable for over twenty years, Chief Hess said.

A preliminary hearing has yet to be scheduled for the misdemeanor charge at the time of publishing, according to the court docket on the case.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

How many other times has this wanna be do this ? Can be sure he wont be able to do that again !

[Royinmontco]

what is the "misdemeanor" charge?

[gnbrotz]

what is the "misdemeanor" charge?

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[JaySmith]

Is leaving the keys in my truck while I run into the beer store also recklessly endangering another person? At any point, someone could hop in and throw it into reverse and mow down people.

[Curmudgeon]

Is leaving the keys in my truck while I run into the beer store also recklessly endangering another person? At any point, someone could hop in and throw it into reverse and mow down people.

Under Pennsylvania law, it's perfectly legal to leave your idle car unattended in your private driveway. *If you don't have a driveway, or your vehicle is parked on public property, leaving it running and unattended is illegal,* the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation wrote online in a 2018 post. Jan 17, 2024

Pennsylvania law specifies leaving a car idle while parked on the street is illegal. The statute (Title 75, Section 3701) says those who violate this regulation can be ticketed and risk a summary offense, punishable by a $5 fine and, potentially, additional court costs. The law reads: “No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit the vehicle to stand unattended without placing the gear shift lever in a position which, under the circumstances, impedes the movement of the vehicle, stopping the engine, locking the ignition in vehicles so equipped, removing the key from the ignition and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway and effectively setting the brake.”

Read more at: https://www.centredaily.com/news/sta...#storylink=cpy

https://www.centredaily.com/news/state/pennsylvania/article284165153.html

[JaySmith]

https://www.centredaily.com/news/sta...284165153.html

Not running, i just drop the keys in the cup holder.

[ROCK-IT3]

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The definition of recklessly is going to be deciding in this case.

Section 302: (c) Culpability required unless otherwise provided.--When the culpability sufficient to establish a material element of an offense is not prescribed by law, such element is established if a person acts intentionally, knowingly or recklessly with respect thereto.

[JasonLund]

I’ve done that (at home)

Take a dump and go about your day

Wife wasn’t happy to find a gun sitting on the back of the toilet

[Curmudgeon]

Even with the engine running, keys in the ignition, and all doors unlocked, it's
still only a Summary Offense with a $5 fine.

Cars are cool. Guns are bad. And gun owners are the great satan.