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Texas wedding officiant arrested after accidentally shooting grandson during wedding ceremony
Fox News ^ | October 3, 2023 | Sarah Rumpf-Whitten

Posted on 10/05/2023 11:31:56 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty

A joyous wedding celebration in Nebraska took an unexpected turn when the wedding officiant accidentally shot his grandson in the shoulder after attempting to get wedding attendees to pay attention.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said that 62-year-old Michael Gardner, from Odessa, Texas, had traveled to Nebraska to officiate a wedding Friday. During the ceremony, Gardner was carrying a Pietta model 1860 snub nose revolver and decided to fire a "blank" round from the handgun into the air to gather the attention of the wedding guests. However, the gun discharged, and the blank hit his 12-year-old grandson in his left shoulder. Wedding guests immediately called local police and first responders began to treat the boy, who had a deep laceration in the left shoulder. He was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police said that an initial investigation in Gardner's revolver revealed homemade "blank" rounds, consisting of black powder and glue, in the cylinder. They also found a discharged .45 Colt casing chambered in the revolver. On Monday, Gardner turned himself in at the Adult Correctional Facility. Authorities said he is facing a charge of child abuse for negligently firing a firearm and causing an injury. FOX 7 said that he faces up to three years in person and/or a $10,000 fine if convicted.

Chief Houchin from the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office said that while the grandfather did not intentionally hurt his grandson, "the act was not very smart." "Just another example that playing with firearms, no matter what, even if they’re blanks, bad things can certainly happen," Houchin said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "We do not believe Michael intended to hurt his grandchild, but the act was not very smart."

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To: JSM_Liberty

Grandkid needs to disown grandpa.

Heck, disown the whole family. ;)


21 posted on 10/05/2023 8:31:16 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: JSM_Liberty

Alec Baldwin in jail?


22 posted on 10/05/2023 8:56:20 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Ken522

Usually the angry father of the pregnant bride brings the shotgun.

A couple goes out to dinner to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. On the way home, she notices a tear in his eye and asks if he’s getting sentimental because they’re celebrating 50 wonderful years together.
He replies, “No, I was thinking about the time before we got married. Your father threatened me with a shotgun and said he’d have me thrown in jail for 50 years if I didn’t marry you. Tomorrow I would’ve been a free man!”


23 posted on 10/06/2023 3:23:14 AM PDT by Redcitizen
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