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Amazingly, the didn't make a big deal about the idiot having a CHL.
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The Olympian 26 Mar 04
Gun pulled in courthouse parking dispute
HEATHER WOODWARD THE OLYMPIAN
OLYMPIA -- A dispute over a parking space at the Thurston County Courthouse took a nasty turn Thursday morning when one driver pulled out a gun and aimed it at a vehicle behind him, according to the sheriff's office.
No shots were fired, and no one was injured in the incident.
Deputies from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a man pointing a gun at another driver at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W.
Robert Garrett Goss, 23, of Olympia was trying to back up in his 1995 Geo Tracker to allow another vehicle to exit from a parking space, authorities said. He and the driver of a vehicle behind him got into an argument about the space, authorities said.
At that point, Goss pulled out a loaded .32- caliber semiautomatic pistol and aimed it at the vehicle behind him, said Capt. Dave Pearsall, of the Sheriff's Office.
"I don't recall any incident like this in the past," Pearsall said. "I believe it was an isolated incident."
A 45-year-old Olympia man was driving the vehicle behind Goss and had a 42-year-old Olympia woman with him. Their names were not released.
Goss drove away shortly after pulling out the pistol.
The car was spotted by sheriff's deputies about five minutes later at the intersection of Cooper Point Road and Black Lake Boulevard, Pearsall said.
Sheriff's deputies stopped Goss and arrested him on suspicion of second-degree assault with a weapon.
Goss had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, Pearsall said.
To acquire the permit, Goss would have had to undergo a background check through the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, Pearsall said.
The Thursday morning incident comes during a week in which the Thurston County Commission discussed ways to ease parking woes at the courthouse complex.
There are 150 parking spaces in the county's three public lots and another 36 public slots along the street on Lakeridge Drive and Lakeridge Way. But parking often is scarce, particularly on days when juries are selected or traffic tickets are heard in court, county officials have said.
The commission is considering charging the 14 elected officials and 67 top managers who currently park for free in lots bordering the courthouse complex. The estimated $96,600 in new revenue would be used to hire a parking enforcement officer.
The commission also has earmarked $300,000 to construct a new 54-space employee parking lot.
"I don't really see any significance in terms that the situation here has become so out of hand that 'X' number of people are really, totally enraged," Commissioner Bob Macleod said of the incident Thursday. "It's just by coincidence that this week we were looking at specific plans and options for parking.
"I suppose it's quite a sobering event that someone was threatened by a car in our parking lot," he said. "I hope it's an isolated event. We've had a few car honkings, but nothing like this."
Heather Woodward covers Thurston County and the city of Tumwater for The Olympian. She can be reached at 360-754-5435 or [email protected].
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The Olympian 26 Mar 04
Gun pulled in courthouse parking dispute
HEATHER WOODWARD THE OLYMPIAN
OLYMPIA -- A dispute over a parking space at the Thurston County Courthouse took a nasty turn Thursday morning when one driver pulled out a gun and aimed it at a vehicle behind him, according to the sheriff's office.
No shots were fired, and no one was injured in the incident.
Deputies from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a man pointing a gun at another driver at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W.
Robert Garrett Goss, 23, of Olympia was trying to back up in his 1995 Geo Tracker to allow another vehicle to exit from a parking space, authorities said. He and the driver of a vehicle behind him got into an argument about the space, authorities said.
At that point, Goss pulled out a loaded .32- caliber semiautomatic pistol and aimed it at the vehicle behind him, said Capt. Dave Pearsall, of the Sheriff's Office.
"I don't recall any incident like this in the past," Pearsall said. "I believe it was an isolated incident."
A 45-year-old Olympia man was driving the vehicle behind Goss and had a 42-year-old Olympia woman with him. Their names were not released.
Goss drove away shortly after pulling out the pistol.
The car was spotted by sheriff's deputies about five minutes later at the intersection of Cooper Point Road and Black Lake Boulevard, Pearsall said.
Sheriff's deputies stopped Goss and arrested him on suspicion of second-degree assault with a weapon.
Goss had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, Pearsall said.
To acquire the permit, Goss would have had to undergo a background check through the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, Pearsall said.
The Thursday morning incident comes during a week in which the Thurston County Commission discussed ways to ease parking woes at the courthouse complex.
There are 150 parking spaces in the county's three public lots and another 36 public slots along the street on Lakeridge Drive and Lakeridge Way. But parking often is scarce, particularly on days when juries are selected or traffic tickets are heard in court, county officials have said.
The commission is considering charging the 14 elected officials and 67 top managers who currently park for free in lots bordering the courthouse complex. The estimated $96,600 in new revenue would be used to hire a parking enforcement officer.
The commission also has earmarked $300,000 to construct a new 54-space employee parking lot.
"I don't really see any significance in terms that the situation here has become so out of hand that 'X' number of people are really, totally enraged," Commissioner Bob Macleod said of the incident Thursday. "It's just by coincidence that this week we were looking at specific plans and options for parking.
"I suppose it's quite a sobering event that someone was threatened by a car in our parking lot," he said. "I hope it's an isolated event. We've had a few car honkings, but nothing like this."
Heather Woodward covers Thurston County and the city of Tumwater for The Olympian. She can be reached at 360-754-5435 or [email protected].
