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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Detroit Groundskeeper Fired After Finding Loaded Gun, Handing it to Cops

A Detroit groundskeeper, who turned in a loaded handgun he found hidden in weeds while working, was fired by the Wayne County Department of Public Services, MyFoxDetroit.com reports.

John Chevilott, who is just two years shy of retirement, found the loaded snub-nosed revolver on May 3 when he and his crew were mowing a lawn in Wayne County. Chevilott secured the gun, waiting for police to drive by so he could hand it over to them.

But, according to the station, the Detroit police never did pass by, so Chevilott finished his work that day, drove the gun home and later that same evening turned it into his local police department.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, it's Detroit. It's run by democrats. What did you expect?

Anonymous said...

What ever happened to calling the police and not touching it. You know, finger prints, DNA. I'm sure he had a cell phone. Some people get them for free. Cops just don't drive by in detroit whth out a reason. So the cops were driving by his house but not work? Bet his work crew gave a different story.

Pistol Grips said...

That is just a sad thing to read.

Anonymous said...

This is how you know the world's upside down.

lmclain said...

It's Detroit. EVERYONE is packing heat. It wasn't the gun, it was the prospect of being able to reduce pension costs for whatever reason they could find. He might have been the last guy actually working in that city. The rest of the inhabitants are collecting welfare, disability, unemployment or selling drugs. Or robbing the ones selling drugs.

Giovanni Jones said...

Good initiative and intentions but he showed bad judgement. But I don't think it should have gotten him fired. Had the office ever given them specific training on how to handle that type of situation? If not, counsel him on it & retrain him then let the man get back to work.

Anonymous said...

He should have taken the gun and said nothing to anybody