Man claims to have been shot with gun that he then claims the gunpowder had been taken out of...

[Archae]

:eyes:

Police say a 46-year-old Sheboygan man who went to the hospital believing he had been shot in the head was actually struck with a water bottle during a drunken brawl with his sister.

Joseph M. Bonnett, of 1617-A N. 11th St., could face up to a year in jail on misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct. He was charged Monday.

According to a criminal complaint:

Police were called Thursday night after Bonnett went to Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center with what he said was a gunshot wound to the head. He told police his sister or her friend shot him with a small gun.

Bonnett said he heard a bang or pop, saw a flash, felt pain and fell backwards, after which he doesn’t remember anything for 15 minutes. The officer noted Bonnett’s injury was protruding from his head, not going into it. The officer noted Bonnett smelled strongly of intoxicants.

Officers went to Bonnett’s house and found his sister, who was intoxicated, along with at least three other people. Witnesses said Bonnett had approached his sister with a knife.

The sister, who had several scratches on her arm that she said may have been caused by the knife, said Bonnett’s injury was caused when she threw a full bottle of water and struck him in the forehead.

Confronted with the conflicting account of the sister and another witness, Bonnett insisted he had been shot, saying then that it was with a large handgun. He said his sister took the gunpowder out of the bullet so it wouldn’t have enough force to penetrate his skull.

http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20100803/SHE0101/100803024/Police-Drunk-man-thought-he-had-been-shot-but-wasn-t

[LaurenG]

1. ok...

The sister is very talented, taking the powder out that way. Did she dump it during the argument and did she do it one handed while fighting off the knife attack? :rofl:

[gratuitous]

2. Fortunately

Thank God for the Second Amendment so that when Joey gets out of stir in a couple of months, these knotheads can go at it again, and this time make sure that the guns in the vicinity are all primed and loaded. That way, instead of a humorous tidbit about drunken relatives rousting about, we can mourn another citizen's premature death.

[LaurenG]

3. There was no gun involved, it was a water bottle. nt

[BlueJazz]

4. "a year in jail " Damn! She had some scratches and he was screwed up.

No wonder we have so many people in jail.

But, of course, if it was/is someone like Tiger woods then "allowences" will me made.

The system sucks