-Caveat Lector- http://www.ohio.com/bj/news/ohio/docs/022096.htm Posted at 1:13 p.m. EST Saturday, November 6, 1999 Officer sentenced for gun at reception MEDINA, Ohio (AP) -- A suspended Cleveland police officer accused of holding a gun to a groom's throat during a wedding reception has been sentenced to prison. Michael Herrin, 31, was sentenced on Friday to six months in Medina County Jail, with all but 30 days suspended. He also will be on probation for two years. Medina County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Collier ignored the prosecutor's recommendation for house arrest and denied Herrin's claim that he would be held to a different standard. ``I asked myself what would I do to a citizen who was in the Moose Lodge drunk with a gun, pointing it in a threatening manner,'' the judge said. ``I would send that citizen to jail. And I think as a police officer, if you made the arrest, you would expect me to do that.'' Herrin pleaded guilty last month to having a weapon while intoxicated, assault and aggravated menacing, all misdemeanors. Herrin was a guest of the bride at the June 13 reception when he got into fight with another guest. When the groom, Jason Ashworth, 23, tried to break up the fight, Herrin held a gun to his throat, witnesses said. Herrin denied pointing the gun at anyone. He said he was only trying to retrieve his weapon, which had fallen to the floor during the scuffle. He has been on suspension since the incident. -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
