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What This Inmate Did After He Found a Trooper’s Lost, Loaded Gun Could Pay Dividends

Feb. 6, 2013 2:38pm Erica Ritz

Inmate Tommie Bryant Finds Loaded Gun at School Gymnasium Forgotten by State Police Troooper Returns It

Inmate Tommie Bryant discusses how he found a loaded gun in the Russell County High School gymnasium(Photo: WKYT)

Kentucky State Police trooper Billy Gregory was attending a basketball game at the Russell County High School last week when he made a small decision that could’ve resulted in disaster.

When he sat down, he took his gun and badge out of his pocket and put them on the bleachers behind him. When he left, he forgot to grab them.

Not only did a student not find the objects, an inmate on a work release program found them, and turned them in immediately.

What are the odds?

Tommie Bryant was cleaning up after the game when he found the weapon, and says he immediately called for the school guard.

“I was surprised. I was scared,” Bryant commented Tuesday from inside the Russell County Jail, according to WKYT. “Knowing that kids were just there, and kids could be coming back the next day at school…”

Kentucky State Police trooper Billy Gregory forgot his loaded gun at a school gymnasium. (Photo: WKYT)

Parents aren’t altogether pleased, though they’re happy the inmate chose to return the gun to the proper authorities.

“I have a granddaughter that was at the game that night,” school board member Gerald Murray told LEX18. ”Somebody could have kicked it. It could have went off. I’m glad nobody did.”

Bryant has served two years of a fifteen-year sentence for charges that include burglary and possession of a handgun, WKYT adds.

But the Russell County jailer says he plans to write a letter of commendation for Bryant in light of the incident, suggesting his term be reduced. As is, Bryant is reportedly be eligible for parole in September.

“I no longer want to break the law. My rehabilitation tells me to do the right thing,” Bryant claimed.

State police are investigating the incident and say they will do “due diligence” before taking any action against Gregory.

But at least one man is full of praise for Bryant.

“I’m glad we had a good, honest, decent inmate that found the gun,” Murray remarked.

Watch the WKYT interview with Bryant, below:

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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:15pm
Complete incompetence on the Trooper’s part. He should be fired. Losing control of your firearm is a no-no by all accounts. If I had “lost” my hand gun in such a manner as this, I would deserve to lose my C&C. If someone got hurt as a result, I should be sent to jail.

Funny how civilians who choose to carry a firearm are more responsible then people who are required to carry a firearm.

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- rabblechat
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:39pm
  exactly! If a CCW holder made the same mistake, they would have been taken to jail .
  
  Yet this trooper isn’t even so much as suspended.
  
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- tankyjo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:41pm
  Yes, a clear violation of true gun control.
  
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- sasquatch08
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:02pm
  @Rabble
  
  That’s because CCW permit holders do not have a union/fraternal order to cover their **** when they screw up.
  
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- Bookster
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:24pm
  That trooper needs to be looking for a new job and he should be ineligible for any job that requires he carry a gun. What he did was complete and total incompetence and should have gotten him immediately fired with a permanent ban from any further job in police work. Sorry but I have zero tolerance for that kind of stupidity.
  
  Liberalism is a mental disorder.
  Progressives are a virus, a plague.
  Democrats are Godless.
  MSNBC=Hell’s webcam.
  0bama=Enemy of America.
  
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- whatsallthisthen
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 6:15pm
  Don’t know yet Mr Rabbitchat, I’m willing to wager the trooper is in Very Deep Do Do!
  
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- smghvacr
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 6:41pm
  Not a person here has praised this convict…all of you idiots think convicted felons shouldnt have guns,
  but in truth the constitution says shall not be infringed……This guy proves that some convicted felons are honest…YOU HAVE TO READ THE ENTIRE BOOK BEFORE YOU CAN JUDGE THE COVER…
  I am a convicted felon and i was bad,did 10 years in prison,its been 17 years,a wife two daughters,my own company,pay taxes,have employees,coach youth soccer,and guess what im no different than you..The cop was an ass,but people make mistakes deal with it and move on.couple days off with no pay.The past is the past.Jesus forgave me and this other felon and the cop,why cant you..
  Its funny to me how everyone is upset as they may loose there 2nd amendment right,but no one cares that an EX felons constitutional rights are violated everyday.You cant have your cake and eat it too.
  question: If you are a police officer would you arrest an EX felon who has a firearm if they are a productive member of soceity, knowing that it is a violation of the US constitution and that all firearm laws are a direct violation of this amendment?
  
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- marssnw
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:18pm
  SMGHVAC/R Sorry but you lose those rights as soon as you break the law. A misdermeanor maybe, but a felony? Felons also lose the right to vote. Do you want felons voting too? As far as I am concerened, felons have lost their rights as soon as they break the law. Its their own fault. Nobody forced them into a life of crime. Thats about as far as I go with gun control. NO to convicted felons.
  
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- JimMadsen
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:51pm
  Sorry, but in some states felons can vote as long as they are released and not on parole. I happen to believe that if you are through with serving your time along with parole/probation, then all rights should be returned to you. The 2nd amendment does not stipulate for ex-felons. Even a habitual drunk driver will typically get their license back eventually.
  smghvacr – have you thought about applying for a pardon? Also if you want home protection, look into a paintball gun with reballs (hard plastic resin .68cal ball for paintball target shooting) and pepper balls (paintball shell filled with pepper spray) At least then when society falls apart you have something until you can “scrounge” up a firearm as there being no government to enforce those laws…
  
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- whatahka
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 8:24pm
  @MARSSNW It seems to me that 8 U.S.C. 1325 is a federal offense (felony) that prohibits illegal entry into this country. But this President wants to reward them all with the rights afforded by the Constitution which includes gun ownership and voting. Are you going to argue that because they weren’t convicted, then it’s acceptable to you?
  
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- No Grass
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 8:56pm
  @SGMHVAVCRThe felon issue is quite a conundrum for me. I know two convicted felons very well, on violent natured one docile. Originally, a felony was a crime deserving of death. It seems that Society has expanded felonies to not only include all things not fit for society to tolerate, but now includes things that society used to offer forgiveness for. Granted that the reason we hang horse thieves, is not because horse thieves deserve hanging, but ultimately because we don’t want horses to be stolen. Any way we have too many felonies on the books, and don’t give a person a chance to recover after their debt is paid. Is it paid or not? Like I said, it is a conundrum.
  I hope your blessings are sufficient to suffer the stigma of your past. Good luck.
  
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- TRILO
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 9:06pm
  Absolutely agree with you. And, good for the guy who turned in the gun.
  
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- marssnw
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 10:13pm
  @Whatahka I think you have me confused for a liberal. If you can’t tell from my picture, I don’t like Obama. I also don’t like the fact that they are going to allow more illegals into this country. I also think that Illegals should be deported to the farthest end of mexico or wherever they came from. Less chance of them making back to the border. I can admit when I am wrong. I wasn’t aware that felons were able to get their voting rights back. It seems to me thou that constitutional rights are a right for law abiding citizens. Im sure we all know who actually pushed for felons to get voting rights back. (democrats) Most likely 90 percent of them would vote for Obama. Sorry again, but I think you should lose your privileges when you commit a crime. Not trying to be a jerk, thats just how I fill. In all reality, the Constitution use to state that only land owners and taxpayers could vote. So apparently the voting laws have been amended time and time again. By the way, you will not find the words “Right to Vote” in the original Constitution. Only in the later amendments. Does anyone remember how Gore wanted felons to vote in Florida when he lost the election to Bush? Just think of the nightmare we would have had if Gore got in.
  
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- rcguy
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:01pm
  Out of sight, out of mind. Unbelievably stupid. Maybe the cop just finished a double shift and went to see his kid play. In that case he should have left his gun and badge locked in the car.
  
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- Ledger
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:33pm
  Yes, the trooper messed up. The inmate showed that he is responsible and deserving of freedom. Also, like the other ex-offenders posting here, he should pursue the opportunity in his state to have his felony conviction be reviewed after a mandatory time period has lapsed and get his full citizenship restored. Only psychopaths are beyond redemption.
  
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- huufarted
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 3:50am
  Cop lets his guard down and messes up, sue him he’s human and he will get spanked for it.
  Inmate does the right thing and averts potential tragedy, good on him and perhaps he will be rewarded.
  Cop owes inmate a beer and a burger his first day out!
  The rest of y’alls bitter rantings below proves what great Christians you are and if you aren’t Christians then you don’t matter…
  
  Lighten up people!
  
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- BSdetector
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:41am
  @smghvacr The felon issue is definitely a tough one. The recidivism rate in this country is through the roof, which is why I believe it should be a lifetime mark on your record unless specifically pardoned on a case-by-case basis. The constitution does have provisions for losing rights when you… i cant remember the exact writing, but something about infringing the rights of others. I don’t pretend to know your situation or past, but as someone above me suggested, you should seek a pardon.
  
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- gdd2010
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:17am
  @smghvacr Another thing to consider. The 2nd Amendment can only be rescinded for a “Capital Crime.” Usually murder trials are considered Capital and only can a Grand Jury conviction strip a “Right” (5th Amendment). If you have been stripped of your Right to Bear Arms, I would seriously look into the Laws in your state and what they say about being able to remove that right. Also, reapply to get them back. Most states give that opportunity.
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:51am
  @smghvacr
  Wrong.Actually I think a felon should get their rights back, all of them.The only way it should be denied is if they used a gun in the commision of another violent felony[rape robbery or murder without cause].Even then [in the case of robbery only]they should be able to apply to get the right back.People do make mistakes especially when young.Pay the penalty and go on with your life,.Whoops no you can’t no matter what you do.They will take something you did decades ago and hold it against you never mind you have already paid the price.Your story isn’t that unusual.What we have is those who think their interpretation of the constitution applys under the protection doctrine.Never mind the fact that our forefathers are rolling in their graves at the modern day injustices commited by these supposedly fine up standing henchmen.Keep in mind, during the revolution, these same imbeciles would have been cannon fodder as they would have been the same mind set as the torries,.you know the enemy of freedom liberty and justice for all.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:06am
  ”Somebody could have kicked it. It could have went off. I’m glad nobody did.”
  
  No it “couldn’t have went off”. Unless the trigger is squeezed, it doesn’t “went off”.
  
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- smghvacr
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:30am
  LOL,gun laws are crazy.where i live i can legally own any muzzleloading rifle or pistol,i can also own any firearm that was produced before december of 1898,and i can also own any firearm that is made in the state that i live in as long as it doesnt move interstate.as for ammo as long as i make my own,then it would be ok as long as it dosnt move interstate.you should really investigate federal gun laws as there is no gun law federally as long as there is no interstate violation,federally a muzzleloader and anything produced before 1898 is not a firearm.This is why gun las are so stupid.
  second,i vote,i have sat on jurors and i can hold public office,my point on this is if you believe in the second amendment ,then you cant say ex felons cant have guns.
  
  .”No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government”
  
  – Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334
  
  George Washington on the 2nd Amendment
  ”A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who would attempt to abuse them, which would include their own Government.”
  
  and last forgive if you wish to also to be forgiven….
  God doesnt hold you accountable for wrongs if you have asked for forgiveness
  and changed…what right do you have to judge a ma
  
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jackpinesavage
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:13pm
The scariest thing in this whole article is the grammer of “School Board Member” Gerald Murray about the possibility of the gun getting kicked. “IT COULD HAVE WENT OFF”. Just the kind of genius I’d want on my school board!!

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- RANGER1965
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:20pm
  People that screech the loudest about guns, are the ones that know nothing about them.
  
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- billvassos
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:26pm
  Guns go off all the time, that’s why they are displayed in bullet proof cases …hahaaa…
  
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- Le Sellers
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:29pm
  “In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards.”
  — Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  
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- Ben__Franklin
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:40pm
  He is right….never piss off a gun. It may go off and make someone start pulling its trigger….
  
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- ldonnell
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:42pm
  yeah,everytime i see a gun i kick it. duh.
  
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- HeyPaco
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:42pm
  Even scarier are the people who knock others’ grammar and can’t even spell “grammer” correctly.
  
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- Magyar
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:46pm
  Yes, @Jack my man, another glowing example of our fine Public Education system–the total and complete dummying of America—- I dare say that 1 out of 50 could explain the difference between a past participle and the simple past tense….”He should -of- -went- to school longer!!”
  
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Nice Try
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:12pm
First I hope they fire this dumb cop. What a fool at a time in our country like this he forgets the tools of his trade. I suspect he was either drunk or high on something.
And, the con has served less than 3 years of a 15 year sentence and he’s due to get out in September….OMG what are we coming to in this country?
Fire the cop.
Keep the con in jail.
Just sayin…

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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:06am
  I suggest you go somewhere and hide until the utopia you wish to see is created.The cop deserves a minor reprimand and the con should go free in this case.
  
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RickWS
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:01pm
I don’t understand why prisoners are allowed to work in a school.

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- Kupo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:14pm
  And why not? This is after hours, no students are present. Name me one example of an inmate in a school on work release causing a tragedy. Somehow I doubt you’ll be able to find one. And not only was this job after school hours when nobody except custodians would be in the building, but not just any inmates are chosen for work release.
  
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- texashuntre
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:32pm
  cuts the cost on a Janitor, plus the get all the free chewing gum under the bleachers.
  
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- DefyTYRANNY
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:33pm
  Many State and local government institutions utilize probationers and prisoners on work release to reduce their labor costs and save money.
  
  Our workplace has prisoners come in every week to clean. The inmates are very polite and do their tasks well. It is a good thing for them to be useful rather than sit idle. Our tax dollars pay huge amounts to house these prisoners.
  
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- Master_and_Commander
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:42pm
  RICKWS, I don’t see why they shouldn’t. What happened at the school with the cop leaving his gun unattended could just as easily happen in a secure prison facility.
  
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- 1956
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:21am
  Unless the con had a conviction for child molestation, or rape, or murder, or a conviction of theft with a deadly weapon, why not after hours at a school?
  
  You know, some people CAN turn their life around. May not happen often, but it can happen.
  
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Patriot Z
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:38pm
the obvious dosent need to be stated on the problems that may have happened. what i will say is i give credit where credit is due to the inmate. he did good and he is learning.

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rabblechat
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:37pm
“When he sat down, he took his gun and badge out of his pocket and put them on the bleachers behind him. When he left, he forgot to grab them.”

This trooper needs fired, period. No desk patrol, no demotion, fired with no severance pay.

Set aside the fact he was so careless that he left the school, probably went home and off to bed not realizing that he left his loaded weapon in a school; This idiot sat it on the bleacher BEHIND him!
did he really think it was a good idea to set a loaded weapon out of his sight where someone could have grabbed it?
This man has extremely poor judgement to say the very least, and if he had an ounce of dignity in his body he would resign and save the taxpayers in his district another days unearned wage, and the expense of the upcoming investigation.

What do you think would happen to average Joe citizen if they “forgot” their CCW in the bleachers, at a movie theater or in a restaurant?
Do you think they would get “due diligence” before any action was taken against them or do you think they would get stuffed and cuffed?

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Vilgax
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:37pm
If I were his boss that trooper would have been suspended.

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Transmogrifier
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:36pm
That trooper is an irresponsible idiot, must be why he wears the Olbermann glasses.

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battles
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:36pm
When I was growing up in Texas, if we had found a gun like this, it would not have been a major frightful crisis as many of you are implying here. We would have simply told someone, it would have been collected and returned to the owner, who would have been reprimanded for his stupidity.

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- VTDave
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:04pm
  Battles, the difference here is that a law enforcement officer removed his badge and firearm from his person and put it in a place that it should never have been. Very irresponsible and shows a lack of proper judgement which is not a good trait for an officer of the law.
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:13am
  I agree with you.However here it isn’t as likely they would have lost it.Where I grew up it was open carry their weren’t but two cops incluing the sherriff.They carried their own personal weapon.They weren’t issued one.You don’t leave behind your gun when you open carry, very often at all.Its as much a part of you as your belt underwear exc.Everyone open carried and with the exception of cities its still the same way.For what its worth I feel safer with open carry.Personally I think it deters crime.you combine it with the castile doctrine crime diminishes dramatically.
  
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MCON29
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:35pm
It’s a good thing only cops should be allowed to carry guns. They are professionaly trained and much more responsible. Plus their training makes them accurate marksmen (NYPD)

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- EM2T93
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:21am
  Bingo!
  
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Excomunicatedmarine
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:31pm
“Ah Ah, Ah, no sir I don’t know where it is, I just can’t find it…….” Duhhh.

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Combat_Medic
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:17pm
I know beyond all doubt that trooper felt incredible dread when he realized his mistake. We all have at some point in our lives lost or forgot something important or valuable.that could have had severe consequences, but luckily didn’t. I think the right thing to do is reprimand Trooper Billy, maybe one or two weeks desk duty. Also the Inmate needs to have his parole hearing moved up from September to April or May. He chose the right thing when he had a golden opportunity to go all outlaw.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:32pm
  I have to agree with you there, the matter does need to be investigated thoroughly though to ensure all bases are covered and all done openly as well; people make mistakes and the deputy made a big one that thankfully ended without any catastrophic loss.
  
  The inmate did good as well, so we shall see what happens.
  
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- zorro
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:39pm
  Sigh…I “mis-placed” my M-16 in basic training. Well, what I actually did was lean it up against the wall and told the guy next to me to watch it while I went to the bathroom. When I got back, everyone had left, my weapon was gone, and my drill instructor was waiting for me. I don’t have to tell you how it went after that…
  
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- walnutportconservative
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:41pm
  The trooper deserves to be disciplined. The prisoner only did what was right. Thank God nothing bad came of it.
  
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- Schteveo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:49pm
  We have NOT all done anything like this. If I lose my car keys or my wallet, somebody won’t pick them up and KILL anyone with them!
  
  And I’m a daily carry CCH person, so that’s why I’m saying we haven’t done this. If I’m going anywhere that my gun is a hindrance, or it’s not allowed, it goes in my trunk or the locked glove box. In most states, that’s he law. I don’t know a lot about laws in KY, but I’m betting the trooper broke the law by leaving his gun unattended. Or at least, that was MY understanding when I looked into carrying there when I went home to visit family.
  
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- rabblechat
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:34pm
  Its not just the matter of loosing his gun, its the fact that he sat them on the bleacher behind him, out of his dight and immediate control. Someone at the game could have just as easily picked the weapon up during the game, and walked out with it.
  If this man has such poor judgment that he thinks setting a loaded pistol behind him on the bleachers at a high-school basketball game of all places was a good idea then he has no business wearing that uniform.
  Add in the fact that he was so absent minded that he went hours (if not longer) without realizing he had lost his weapon, you go from a mistake to negligence.
  
  I guarantee that if a civilian “forgot” their handgun in the changing room at Wally world, the knock at the door wouldn’t be to tell you “they are going do “due diligence” before taking any action…”
  It would likely be the SWAT team, kicking the door off the hinges just before they dragged your **** off to jail.
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:02am
  @Schteveo
  If someone gets ahold of your car keys and knows where your car is they could steal it and run over someone.Someone gets ahold of your wallet and gets your credit card they could purchase a gun and kill someone.Does it make you responsible legally or morally for their actions?NO
  Please stop using an analogy that someone can tear apart
  
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tharpdevenport
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:16pm
He looks like an actr. I think Angel from “Nash Bridges”.

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WeStateMedia
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:16pm
”Somebody could have kicked it. It could have went off. I’m glad nobody did.”

Great scott! Someone could have nudged it and it would have killed everyone in the room! Gerald, you’re an idiot. That’s what firing pin safeties and drop test are for.

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:06pm
  School Board Member
  
  “It could have WENT off.”
  
  Went off where? Maybe Discharged.
  
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Saff SGT
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:05pm
hmm thats why we need 2nd amend rights the trooper comes to help just to see he lost his Gun

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- Eric_The_Red_State
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:15pm
  punctuation is good for many things and we need them to know that there is a difference between
  Let’s eat, Grandma – verus –
  Lets eat Grandma
  
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- Patriot Z
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:40pm
  stop eric are making me hungry. lol
  
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- Johnny Cocheroo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:42pm
  @Eric
  
  The first word of every sentence should begin with a capital.
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:27pm
  Erik
  
  versus not verus
  
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- Johnny Cocheroo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:31pm
  @Eric
  
  You used let wrong too.
  Let’s = let us
  Lets = verb (he lets the milk pour)
  
  You should’ve wrote:
  Let’s eat, Grandma.
  Let’s eat Grandma.
  
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- Psychosis
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:32pm
  Eric…………………….
  
  Look in mirror, raise hand, slap face, repeat, turn around, sit down , proceed with day .
  
  :) hope that helps
  
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whatthecrazy
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:04pm
Wow this could have turned out bad and since when do we send criminals to do school clean-up?What ever happened to janitors?

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- txjb
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:19pm
  That is the first thing I thought of . Inmate at a school ? Had it been Leroy or Bubba ………….
  
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MrKnowItAll
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:00pm
Cops shouldn’t have Guns. Only Us.

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WillG
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:56pm
Smart move on the inmates part. Pooper Trooper should get canned and charged with reckless endangerment.

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- OldVet
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:54pm
  We now have a trooper who has learned from his mistake. He will be better for it. Why fire him now that he is wiser for this?
  
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- amtsoundsmith
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:30pm
  Oldvet- Placing your gun behind you at a high school game and then forgetting it is not a mistake; it is complete stupidity and incompetence and he should be fired.
  
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- gimmedatfree
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:01pm
  The trooper has that I was just following orders look. Perfect TSA candidate.
  
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centralflorida
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:55pm
Was an imate allowed to work at a school unsupervised? If he was on work release, did the school knowingly hire a imate. Hmmm…

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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:22am
  Actually to be correct, he was on work detail, not work release,.there is a difference.Yes, unless his crime or sentence barred him from schools or children, he very well could have been sent there.it was after all after hours.
  
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- concearnedcitizen
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:26am
  Where did you glean this info from?
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:25pm
  @concernedcitizen
  If you read the articles it states several inmates were assigned to clean up.That implys its a work detail.Work release is where the inmate is released to their outside job.Rarely if ever are multiple inmates working for the same employer.I can’t speak for kentucky but in va most felons aren’t eligible for work release.People who get work release are those convicted of misdemeanors and are trustworthy.Oh and for what its worth those on work release cost the jails much less.They pay for their stay.Its part of work release.
  
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DougHuffman
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:51pm
An inmate, a convicted and sentenced criminal on work release in a school boggles my mind.

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- CWPrequired
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:15pm
  What union gave the convict a job at a school?
  
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- Link8on
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 10:03pm
  His recent actions indicate that we should stop referring to this guy in such negative terms.
  
  Tommie should now be called a member of society.
  
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toiletclogga
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:50pm
A good example of why pencils have erasers. We all make mistakes.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:49pm
Bryant could’ve taken the wrong path so good for him it sounds like he’s been rehabilitated,do your time pay your debt and get your second chance.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:47pm
AZ has a similar process for convicts on work release or the chain gangs that discover a firearm and let the deputies or police know of it immediately. It’s not an automatic reduction in sentence, but the same letter as described in the above article.

Even with him having discovered and reported the firearm, before he receives any reduction or credit to his sentence the matter has to be investigated completely, and the same with the officer who left the badge and firearm.

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Rowgue
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:46pm
Why wouldn’t he have turned it in. His first thought was probably that it was a setup since his conviction is for posession of a handgun.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:12pm
  Had he been in NY or NJ they would have sent him away for the rest of his life, regardless of turning it in. They’re police states, intention doesn’t matter.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:45pm
Billy needs to get the boot.

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- Shasta
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:50pm
  Billy screwed up just by placing his handgun behind him, out of his sight, let alone when he forgot it.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:52pm
  Can’t help but agree with you.
  
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- grimmster
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:09pm
  For any LEO to “forget” their weapon like that,can be a death sentence for another,this moron needs to be canned and banned from owning any kind of gun ever again.Its morons like these that give honest responsible gun owners a bad name……
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:24pm
  Reminds me of an Aerosmith song “Billy got a gun”
  
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