JEFFERSONVILLE — A 78-year-old man accused of carrying a loaded semiautomatic pistol into a Jeffersonville McDonald’s restaurant and assaulting another customer had his gun permit revoked last week.
The Evening News reported in late January that Richard Edward Hughes still had a valid gun permit. The Indiana State Police Records Division stated at the time that Hughes’ arrest had not been reported to the state’s criminal history repository as it should have been.
Clark County Sheriff Danny Rodden said there may have been a problem with the machine that takes and records fingerprints in the jail.
Hughes was charged in September with class C felony battery with a deadly weapon and class D felony criminal recklessness.
According to a police report, Hughes thought 39-year-old Patrick Becka, of New Albany, cut in front of him in line at the McDonald’s on Court Avenue and Broadway. The two became involved in a verbal argument, and Hughes allegedly went to his vehicle and returned with a gun. The two became involved in a physical altercation, and Hughes reportedly pointed the gun at Becka’s head.
Hughes’ gun permit was revoked at a hearing in Indianapolis last week.
A jury trial is set for April 13.
The Evening News reported in late January that Richard Edward Hughes still had a valid gun permit. The Indiana State Police Records Division stated at the time that Hughes’ arrest had not been reported to the state’s criminal history repository as it should have been.
Clark County Sheriff Danny Rodden said there may have been a problem with the machine that takes and records fingerprints in the jail.
Hughes was charged in September with class C felony battery with a deadly weapon and class D felony criminal recklessness.
According to a police report, Hughes thought 39-year-old Patrick Becka, of New Albany, cut in front of him in line at the McDonald’s on Court Avenue and Broadway. The two became involved in a verbal argument, and Hughes allegedly went to his vehicle and returned with a gun. The two became involved in a physical altercation, and Hughes reportedly pointed the gun at Becka’s head.
Hughes’ gun permit was revoked at a hearing in Indianapolis last week.
A jury trial is set for April 13.