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There Are No Car Washes in the County?

When a local newspaper got an anonymous tip about a Maury County, Tenn., Sheriff’s lieutenant firing his gun inappropriately on duty, they naturally followed up on the lead. The deputy, Lt. Andy Jackson, reportedly said a wild turkey was relieving itself on the hood of his car, so — after other methods failed — he fired his sidearm into the air to scare it off. Chief Deputy Nathan Johns reprimanded Jackson because he “used his firearm outside his training.” A department detective admitted tipping off the newspaper, and resigned. (MS/Columbia Daily Herald) ...Seems there was more than one turkey involved in this case.