GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A man is facing a felony menacing charge, because two Colorado sheriff’s deputies say they thought a banana he pointed at them was a gun.
Nathan Rolf Channing, 27, was arrested Sunday, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
According to an arrest affidavit, Mesa County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said Channing pointed the fruit at them while crossing a street.
The deputies said they feared for their lives even though they saw that the object was yellow. Bunch wrote in the affidavit that he has seen handguns in many shapes and colors.
He wrote that Love was drawing his service weapon when Channing, of Fruitvale, Colo. yelled, “It’s a banana!”
Yes, the man accused of pointing a banana at police is from Fruitvale.
Story has no a-peel.
Wasn’t just the fruit that was yellow.
Oh Jean – you’re as punny as I am.
Jean. I love you man!
OK, I can’t resist. The two dumb ass deputies literally stay away from grocery stores in fear that the fruit isle may present a lethal threat!
David Ward
Memphis, Tennessee.
No, they bring in their Bradley and blow the place away – then claim an anonymous informant gave them incorrect information.