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It’s Important to Rest Before a Crime

A Panama City, Fla., hotel guest answered a knock at the door. A man with a gun forced his way into the room and threatened to shoot him if he tried to run away. They remained in the room for what the resulting police report called “an extended period of time” — until the intruder fell asleep and the man escaped. The intruder then wandered down to the front desk. While arguing with the on-duty desk clerks, the man pulled out the gun he’d used earlier, pointed it at the clerks, and pulled the trigger several times while yelling “Bang!” The gun didn’t go off. Police arrested Jerry Mills Jr., 36, who was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, burglary of an occupied dwelling with a firearm, false imprisonment, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and improper exhibition of a firearm. (MS/Panama City News-Herald) ...He should probably take a nap before his trial.