Criminal Justice

Man accused of pointing banana at sheriff's deputies faces felony menacing case

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Confronted by a man seemingly pointing a yellow firearm at them, a Colorado lawman was drawing his service weapon when his partner shouted “It’s a banana!”

That saved Nathan Rolf Channing from potential life-threatening injury, but he is now facing a felony menacing charge concerning the incident with Mesa County sheriff’s deputies, according to the Associated Press and the Grand Junction Sentinel (sub. req.).

The 27-year-old told the deputies he had been practicing for a YouTube video he planned to post, an arrest affidavit states.

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