Man arrested after pointing banana at police

[Silent_Bob]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-man-arrested-after-pointing-banana-at-police/

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.

And yes, one of the police officers he pointed the banana at is named Bunch.

And, no, we didn't make this up.

The deputies say Channing told them he was doing a trial run for a planned YouTube video and he thought it would "lighten the holiday spirit."

Any other ideas?

[Pat K]

This is some Monkey business.

[Free libertarian]

Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?  -  Mae West

[Russell Kanning]

and they worry the general population will lose control now that weed is legal

[MTPorcupine3]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gqILMUfaU

Monty Python - Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit

[Tom Sawyer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gqILMUfaU

Monty Python - Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit

It's like they were predicting the future or something.

[KBCraig]

Don't worry, he'll win on a peel.

[Jim Johnson]

Banana jokes...

this is where we have come to?

[Free libertarian]

 

[Tom Sawyer]

And here come the dancing bananas