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No charges in armed bicyclist incident
By Journal Times staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:31 PM CDT
RACINE — No charges were filed as of Wednesday against an armed 42-year-old Racine man who apparently ran off a group of teens who attacked him earlier this month.
The man has not been arrested in connection with the May 1 incident, Racine police said.
A recent letter to the editor published in The Journal Times criticized police for an arrest, but the man has not been taken into custody, said department spokesman Sgt. Bernie Kupper.
The incident raised questions from law enforcement as the man, who asked not to be identified, was openly carrying a Smith and Wesson revolver in a side holster as he rode his bicycle in the 1100 block of Grand Avenue.
recently it has come to light conceal carry is against the law in wisc but open carry is not.
According to police reports, the man was knocked from his bike by four teens attempting to rob him. The bicyclist pulled out his gun, pointed it at the sky and yelled, “Gun!”
The group of suspects ran, and the man flagged down a Racine police officer.
At the time, the man was openly carrying his firearm, which a recent opinion by the state Attorney General’s Office says is legal under Wisconsin law. However, he was also within 1,000 feet of Walden III School, 1012 Center St. Existing state statute says possessing a gun within 1,000 feet of a school, if not on private property, is illegal.
should that rule apply when school is not in session? this event happened aro 1945 iirc.
At the time of the incident, police did not arrest the man. They escorted him home and returned his gun to him. In the days following, Racine County District Attorney Mike Nieskes said he was discussing the incident with the Attorney General’s Office, as local law enforcement want clarification about what to do in such situations.
As of Wednesday, no such clarification had been made public.
No charges in armed bicyclist incident
By Journal Times staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:31 PM CDT
RACINE — No charges were filed as of Wednesday against an armed 42-year-old Racine man who apparently ran off a group of teens who attacked him earlier this month.
The man has not been arrested in connection with the May 1 incident, Racine police said.
A recent letter to the editor published in The Journal Times criticized police for an arrest, but the man has not been taken into custody, said department spokesman Sgt. Bernie Kupper.
The incident raised questions from law enforcement as the man, who asked not to be identified, was openly carrying a Smith and Wesson revolver in a side holster as he rode his bicycle in the 1100 block of Grand Avenue.
recently it has come to light conceal carry is against the law in wisc but open carry is not.
According to police reports, the man was knocked from his bike by four teens attempting to rob him. The bicyclist pulled out his gun, pointed it at the sky and yelled, “Gun!”
The group of suspects ran, and the man flagged down a Racine police officer.
At the time, the man was openly carrying his firearm, which a recent opinion by the state Attorney General’s Office says is legal under Wisconsin law. However, he was also within 1,000 feet of Walden III School, 1012 Center St. Existing state statute says possessing a gun within 1,000 feet of a school, if not on private property, is illegal.
should that rule apply when school is not in session? this event happened aro 1945 iirc.
At the time of the incident, police did not arrest the man. They escorted him home and returned his gun to him. In the days following, Racine County District Attorney Mike Nieskes said he was discussing the incident with the Attorney General’s Office, as local law enforcement want clarification about what to do in such situations.
As of Wednesday, no such clarification had been made public.
