"NO REFUND FOR YOU!"
Posted on 03/23/2005 6:19:38 PM PST by w6ai5q37b
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) -- A man angry about his tax debt pointed a gun at an Internal Revenue Service agent during an argument, police said.
The man fled the office in a business park without firing a shot about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after pulling out a handgun.
John L. Plemons, 62, of Beech Grove, was arrested about three hours later on charges he was the man involved, police said.
The IRS agent suffered a bruised hand in the scuffle, during which he grabbed Plemons around the chest to stop him from firing the handgun, police said.
"They turned over a table and other furniture," Greenwood police Lt. Robert Dine said. "The contents of his briefcase spilled on the floor and he left some papers that identified him."
The agent ran from the room and Plemons picked up his briefcase and left the building near Interstate 65 in the suburb south of Indianapolis.
It was self-defense. He was already threatening my property, yer honor, and I thought my life was next!
This guy should be our 'Mumia Abu-Jamal'.
I would not convict him if I were on the jury.
Nobody uses a gun to extract money at an IRS office. That's what the Internal Revenue Code is for...
If the Federal government collects taxes under threat of force, pulling a gun when the threat of force is misapplied is wholly understandable.
I wouldn't convict him.
Hell, I'd reload him.
Never point at anyone you don't mean to kill!
Hey this guy will have more problems over this for the rest of his life THAN Michael Shiavo will have!
Not a effective way to win friends and influence people.
Pinging Osama...
I think he's gonna get audited for that...
I'm surprised this doesn't happen daily.
"NO REFUND FOR YOU!"
Just finished ours.
Refund for me...
Do you have to pay taxes while you are incarcerated?
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