Police in Norridgewock, Maine, descended on a man’s home armed with assault rifles. They were responding to a report from a tree removal company that the homeowner ‘had a gun’.
Alas, the “gun” the tree crew had seen on Michael Smith of Norridgewock was just a life-sized tattoo of a handgun on his stomach.
Smith tells the Morning Sentinel the tattoo has never been a problem before. Police didn’t charge him. “Obviously it was a misunderstanding and he didn’t have a weapon, but we had to respond to the initial report as if he did,” Maine State Police Trooper Scott Duff said. “We take all precautions when we don’t have the details.” Norridgewock resident Michael Smith, with a tattoo of a gun at his waistband, stands beside a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy Tuesday morning Trooper Scott Duff points his rifle toward the home of Michael Smith on Tuesday morning as other police call for Smith to come out of the home in Norridgewock. Tree workers called police earlier after they mistook a pistol tattoo on Smith’s stomach for a real firearm Source: Connecticut CBS Photos: Portland Press HeraldSmith works nights and was asleep when the tree crew contracted by a utility to trim branches near power lines, woke him up at about 10 a.m. Tuesday.
He went outside shirtless and yelled at the workers to leave. When he’s not wearing a shirt, the tattoo looks like a gun tucked into his waistband.
OMG…really? Ludicrous meets ridiculous!
Yes, but he looked like an idiot to. See all the Nazi $#%&!@* tattooed on his arms? Sure sign of a moron. And a tat like that gun could get you shot under the right circumstances.
You are the Moron…those are NOT Nazi tattoos…….look real close dumb ass.
Anyone notice the Nazi insignia on the guys arms though? hahaha
He is at home, even California allows open carry on your land, F#&#% those cops!!! Sorry if that offends you. Wait not sorry!!!
Over reaction! Look like fools.
These are an example inn todays America of out serve and protect police forces……moronic puppets over reacting to any and everything……..they are also now taught to be knee jerk violent to citizens and take any excuse to show and use their weapons to frighten and intimidate the public….whom they are allegedly to protect and serve.
lmao
If everyone would abide by the law they would understand that you are allowed to have a gun by Law. This is just plain stupid.
If I misspelled abit it is only because this is a clear and present threat to any citizen and rather emotional in nature at gut level…..thus I become angry.
file false charges is against the law. the guy should sue the cops and the tree service.