I want to know if his .45 had enough stopping power to drop the freezer.An FBI agent who fired his duty pistol into a Barbary Coast walk-in freezer while intoxicated has paid a $105 fine and thousands of dollars in damages to the Strip hotel to end the criminal case against him, officials said Wednesday.
Supervisory Agent John Hanson III, who remains under internal investigation by the FBI, paid Barbary Coast $12,507 on Aug. 8 for damages he caused when he fired his .45-caliber handgun into the freezer in May, court documents show.
Longtime observers of the local criminal justice system say Hanson, who was cited, but not arrested or jailed in connection with the shooting, received extremely favorable treatment from police and prosecutors compared to others who have committed similar crimes.
"If one of my clients did that, he would be in chains and shackles so quick, and he would be charged with a felony immediately," said James "Bucky" Buchanan, a veteran defense attorney who carries one of the Clark County Courthouse's heaviest criminal caseloads.
All kidding aside, this is simply outrageous. A private citizen who acted so irresponsibly would rightfully be serving time. Instead this FBI puke gets off with restitution and a $105 fine.
Double standards, indeed.
