The next time you get annoyed at a store clerk for allowing someone to BREAK the “10 items or less” express lane rule, consider this: There’s a chance they’re being held at gunpoint
A man named Jessie Garrett was checking out at a Schnucks supermarket in Missouri last Tuesday, when an employee confronted him. He was in an express lane for people who had 10 items or fewer . . . and he had more than that.
But rather than move, Jessie “lifted his shirt, and showed the employee a handgun in his waistband.” (???)
The employee backed off, and the store called 911. The cops tracked Jessie down. He was still inside. He initially denied having a firearm, but the cops found a LOADED gun stashed on a nearby store shelf, behind some candy.
Jessie admitted to brandishing the gun, but said he did it “playfully.” He also admitted to lying about having a gun . . . but he said he had a good reason: He is a convicted felon, and he’s not allowed to have a gun. (Ah!)
Jessie is facing at least two charges: Unlawfully possessing a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon. Both are felonies.
