Man facing felony charge after pointing a BANANA at police (But will he appeal?)
- Nathen Channing, 27, arrested for pointing a banana at two deputies
- Sheriff's deputies 'feared for their lives' even thought object was yellow
- Funnyman Channing arrested on two counts of felony menacing
- If convicted he could face up to three years in jail and a $100,00 fine
Wrong crowd: Nathen Channing, 27, face felony charges after pointing a banana at two deputies
A man is facing felony menacing charges after pointing a banana at two police officers.
Nathen
Channing, 27, of Fruitvale, Colorado, was arrested Sunday after two
sheriff's deputies believed the yellow fruit aimed in their direction
was a gun.
Mesa
County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said they 'feared for
their lives' even though they saw that the object was yellow.
Mr Channing was arrested on two counts of felony menacing.
If convicted, he could face one to three years in prison and a fine of between $1,000 and $100,000.
Deputy Bunch had been driving in Mesa County when he noticed Mr Channing on the sidewalk, an arrest affidavit states.
He
says he saw Mr Channing 'reach into the left side of his coat and pull
out a yellow object, pointing it into the air then in my direction as I
approached him,'Fox 31 Denver reports.
Deputy
Bunch sped off, believing Mr Channing to have drawn a weapon, and
radioed his fellow deputy, who was driving behind him, to warn him.
Returning to the scene, Bunch says he saw Love approach Mr Channing as he pointed the same object at him.
According
to the arrest affidavit written by Deputy Bunch, Deputy Love 'observed
what appeared to be a yellow tube with a black center'.
'Deputy
Love stated he was in fear for his life at this point and was in the
process of pulling out his handgun when Nathen yelled, "It's a
banana!",' Bunch wrote.
Deputy Bunch added that he also believed the banana to be a handgun 'based on training and experience'.
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.'
Lethal weapon: According to an arrest
affidavit, the sheriff's deputies 'feared for their lives even though
they saw that the object was yellow'
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