Men Arrested and Let Go for Stealing/Returning Antlers from NRA Convention
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Two men working for an exhibition service at the National Rifle Association convention over the weekend were arrested late Sunday for stealing two sets of elk antlers.
According to Pittsburgh police, the antlers were stolen from a vendor’s booth while the operator was waiting to pack up his truck at the loading dock of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
And, the next thing you know, the charges are dropped because the two suspects were reportedly returning the antlers. Question: If they were not stolen in the first place, why would they need to be returned?
Charges against two men accused of stealing two sets of elk antlers from an exhibition at the National Rifle Association convention were withdrawn Tuesday, May 10.
Originally, Pittsburgh police reported that the two men were seen on the east side of the convention center walking with the antlers as the NRA event was ending on May 1.
However, the charges were withdrawn Tuesday after several witnesses in the case told police that they believed the men were returning the antlers, not stealing them, said Mike Manko, a spokesman with the Allegheny County district attorney’s office.
