Deputy Fires Gun in Courthouse Restroom

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Deputy Fires Gun in Courthouse Restroom
A Cass County Sheriff's deputy who accidentally fired his handgun in a courthouse restroom has been suspended for eight days without pay. Authorities said Dean Wawers, 57, also will receive a written reprimand in personnel file.

No one was hurt when the gun belonging Wawers discharged during lunch hour on Jan. 10.

Fargo police said an investigation determined that his weapon was discharged accidentally.

Authorities said he had hung the gun by its trigger guard, and the gun caught on the hook and discharged into the ceiling when he went to retrieve it.

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[wheelgunslinger]

Wawers told investigators he hangs the gun on the hook because it is heavy in the holster and drags on the ground when he is going to the bathroom if he doesn’t take it off. He told police “he has been hanging his gun on that hook when he uses the bathroom for the last 30 years,” the Fargo police report said.

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He's been suspended for 8 days.
Press conference today @ 11AM Pacific

Deputy was 57 years old.

Bummer. I'm glad no one was harmed.

 

[svtruth]

An ND

in ND!

 

[Pat-inCO]

Ya can't fix stupid!

 

[Brian Williams]

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