Man Faces Felony Charge For Aiming Banana At Police Officers

A 27-year-old
man is facing a felony menace charge after two
western Colorado police officers said he pointed a
banana at them which they thought was a gun.
Associated Press reports:
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports
27-year-old Nathan Rolf Channing, of
Fruitvale was arrested Sunday.
According to an arrest affidavit, Mesa
County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald
Love said they feared for their lives even
though they saw that the object was yellow.
Bunch wrote in the affidavit that he has
seen handguns in many shapes and colors.
He wrote that Love was drawing his service
weapon when Channing yelled, "It's a
banana!"
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."
Posted By David Aniemeka