Mrs.Freeze
07-25-2008, 03:29 PM
By Jay Sorgi (sorgi@620wtmj.com)
Story Created: Jul 25, 2008
Story Updated: Jul 25, 2008
More: Click here to read the criminal complaint (http://media2.620wtmj.com/breakingnews/2008-07-24%20COMP%20Complaint%20~Walendowski,Keith~~08XF51 50.pdf)
WARNING: Graphic language
A man from Milwaukee is facing criminal charges after he solved a problem with his lawnmower by shooting it.
According to a criminal complaint, on Wednesday Keith Walendowski got drunk early in the morning. He decided to mow his lawn on the 3500 block of South Austin Street in Milwaukee.
He couldn't get the lawnmower to start. His solution? Prosecutors say Walendowski went to his basement and grabbed a sawed off shotgun, and he fired twice at the lawnmower.
"I'll tell you the truth. I got p---ed because my lawn mower wouldn't start, so I got my shotgun and shot it," Walendowski said to an officer. "I can do that, it's my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want."
If convicted, Walendowski faces up to six years and 90 days behind bars and fines of $11,000.
A local lawnmower repairman tells the Journal Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=7/25/2008&id=43793) that Walendowski may have trouble fixing the mower noting that anything not factory recommended voids the warranty.
Story Created: Jul 25, 2008
Story Updated: Jul 25, 2008
More: Click here to read the criminal complaint (http://media2.620wtmj.com/breakingnews/2008-07-24%20COMP%20Complaint%20~Walendowski,Keith~~08XF51 50.pdf)
WARNING: Graphic language
A man from Milwaukee is facing criminal charges after he solved a problem with his lawnmower by shooting it.
According to a criminal complaint, on Wednesday Keith Walendowski got drunk early in the morning. He decided to mow his lawn on the 3500 block of South Austin Street in Milwaukee.
He couldn't get the lawnmower to start. His solution? Prosecutors say Walendowski went to his basement and grabbed a sawed off shotgun, and he fired twice at the lawnmower.
"I'll tell you the truth. I got p---ed because my lawn mower wouldn't start, so I got my shotgun and shot it," Walendowski said to an officer. "I can do that, it's my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want."
If convicted, Walendowski faces up to six years and 90 days behind bars and fines of $11,000.
A local lawnmower repairman tells the Journal Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=7/25/2008&id=43793) that Walendowski may have trouble fixing the mower noting that anything not factory recommended voids the warranty.