Don’t Fuck with John Popper
March 9th, 2007 by Alex
John Popper and his pal Brian Gourgeois were arrested in Washington state for driving 111 mph.
Ok, people speed, fair enough. Then they found that John likes to partake in marijuana, as they found a small amount of pot and a pipe in his car. Then they found out that John likes to shoot things, is afraid of an upcoming apocalypse and perhaps likes to hunt humans at night.
It’s cool to collect guns, but bringing enough fire power to arm a Ugandan warlord might just be pushing the envelope. When police officers had a drug dog search his SUV, they found:
- 4 rifles
- 9 handguns
- 1 switchblade
- 1 taser
- 1 pair of nightvision goggles
- flashing emergency headlights
- a siren
- a public address system
John informed police that he installed all of these items into his car in preparation for a natural disaster.
I don’t know what sort of natural disasters strike Washington state, but usually things like emergency rations, communications equipment, candles, generators and clothing are what people stockpile. Not rifles, tasers and nightvision goggles.
John’s car was impounded and the Washington state police are charging him with misdemeanors. Perhaps he’s giving them the “Run Around?”
[Photos via Washington State Patrol/AP]
