September 02, 2003
Strange things happen in Las Vegas all the time, but this story from the Las Vegas Sun gets extra points for (possibly alcohol induced) creativity:
Police reports indicate that Hanson, who was in Las Vegas to attend an accounting seminar, was caught on surveillance cameras firing his .45-caliber handgun into the walk-in cooler. No one was inside at the time, although there was a lobster.
The amount of his fine? Only slightly more than the cost of a nice lobster dinner - $105.00. (Ok, he did have to pay $12,517 for damages to the cooler.)
Hanson was charged only with a misdemeanor because of the late-night time of the incident, and the fact that the freezer was in a back area with no one inside, District Attorney David Roger said.
'The only victim in that case was a lobster, and Nevada statutes don't provide for attempted murder of a lobster,' Roger said.
