A St. Paul traffic stop got a lot more dangerous when someone in the back seat pulled a loaded gun.
Especially, since the one pulling it was a toddler. The toddler pulled it out of the diaper bag.
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CBS News has the details:
Charges say officers pulled the man over on Thomas Avenue near Galtier Street in St. Paul because he was not wearing a seat belt. The man admitted to the officer that he did not have a driver's license and apologized for not wearing his seat belt.
Police learned the man had warrants for his arrest, and he was taken into custody.
There were three kids in the back seat of the car, all of them under the age of 3, according to the complaint. Another officer noticed one of the children was not properly buckled and was crying. A second child climbed to a diaper bag on the floorboard to grab a tissue for their sibling with a runny nose. That's when the child turned toward the officer, holding a handgun.
This is the part of the story where people start wondering what the officer did.
Are we going to have to turn to the bodycam footage?
Is this another George Floyd story about to set the country ablaze?
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No!
And do you know why?
The officer had the child put the gun down on the car seat and recovered it.
That's right. Even a toddler knows that when a police officer says, "drop the weapon," you comply.
The officer found six rounds in the magazine after checking the gun. The driver acknowledged the gun was his and that he hid it in the diaper bag when he got pulled over.
Needless to say, he's facing one count each of endangerment of child by firearm access and carrying a pistol without a permit.
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