Man arrested for assaulting a police officer with M&Ms...

[cynatnite]

DES MOINES, Iowa - A college student whose friend was being questioned in a hit and run found himself charged with assaulting an officer with a curious choice of weapons: M&Ms.

Sean McGuire was arrested early Sunday at a convenience store after Drake University security guards noticed the colored candies falling on the ground around the officer. When the officer turned around, an M&M hit his shoulder, according to a police report.

McGuire claimed he threw the candy because he was "sticking up for his friend," who apparently was the man suspected in the accident, the report states.

McGuire, of Glenview, Ill., was released from jail Sunday after posting $1,000 bond. A telephone call to his cell phone Monday wasn't immediately returned.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_candy_assault

[zanne]

1. Now there's a story they'll be telling his grandchildren. nt

[derby378]

2. What's next? A concealed M&M permit?

:eyes:

[Hestia]

3. So, which was it - security guards or officers? How can security guards arrest anyone?

[cynatnite]

9. My understanding is there are a few different ways...

The officers at the local college here are given powers to arrest and detain anyone. They can make citizen arrests and also work closely with local police.

[onehandle]

10. Key words: officer and police.

"When the officer turned around, an M&M hit his shoulder, according to a police report."

[Indenturedebtor]

4. Well we know he's not black

Or he'd probably be dead.

[RedCappedBandit]

5. So basically the gov. stole a grand from some kid. K. nt

[davidmabus2006]

12. re

doesnt matter to me...I need enough posts to post

[uppityperson]

21. We are waiting with baited breath, to see what you want to post.

What are you trying to rack up enough posts to be able to post?

[Richard Steele]

24. Thanks for the heads-up. I took the liberty of putting Domino's on standby alert for ya.

[onehandle]

6. You don't pull shit like that with a cop. They don't kid around. nt

[NightWatcher]

7. I smell pot smoke! who else uses M&M's as a weapon but a stoner

[Regret My New Name]

18. lol

[mikeytherat]

25. I smell alcohol! Cheap beer specifically.

Stoners don't waste M&Ms.

mikey_the_rat

[htuttle]

8. But back at the academy, I bet that cop...

...thought that learning how to defend himself against a man with a handful of M&M's or a bunch of loganberries was a waste of time!

That student is lucky he didn't get a 16 ton weight dropped on his head...

[davidmabus2006]

11. Re

I just need to get enough posts to post....I really don't care about this ...

[uppityperson]

22. How Michel Nostradamus stopped the Randi/Dawkins Corp?

Is this you?

[orleans]

23. what do you need "enough" posts for? working your way up to something? hummm....n/t

[uppityperson]

27. an internet search is rather funny. eom

[orleans]

28. i see...

[uppityperson]

30. Not subtle enough I think.

Hey ya'll! I'm gonna post inanities like "I really don't care about this topic but am simply trying to rack up posts" and no one may notice!

[countingbluecars]

13. Plain or peanut?

I imagine the peanut m&ms would hurt.

[AlCzervik]

14. i wonder if that cop took this class?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU9DOufHaVA

[bluebellbaby]

15. Was the officer hurt...this is what we get when we choose the "lesser of two evils"

Shameful that taxpayers must "foot the bill" to prosecute this "crime"...what's wrong with this country?

[HughMoran]

16. I saw a woman tazed for not complying with a cops request during a pullover

She tried to call for help and the cops wouldn't allow her too - they tazed her for not getting out of the car on their command. Those cops should be in jail. The cops in the above story who are afraid of M&M's are wimps.

[Fridays Child]

17. Plain or peanut?

?

[tyedyeto]

20. Or almond? n/t

[Regret My New Name]

19. Wouldn't a fine be more appropriate?

[Reader Rabbit]

26. Were they green M&M's?

If so, the kid could be charged with sexual harassment, as well.

[KansDem]

29. How do we know they were M&Ms?

Maybe they were W&Ws thrown upside down...