14 DAY TRIAL // A 39-year-old man in Arizona, US, was taken into police custody and got to experience first-hand what the world looked like from behind a nicely polished set of bars, after trying to literally shoot the moon.
For the time being, police officers are still trying to figure out what it was that our planet's satellite did to make Cameron Read this angry, but, even if they do find out, it does not really make all that big a difference.
One does not simply shoot the moon, not when it has been Earth's companion for billions of years and is therefore entitled to some consideration, and definitely not when it is about 238,000 miles (about 384,472 kilometers) away.
Officers arrived at 39-year-old Cameron Read's home in Prescott Valley, after his girlfriend called the police and said that the man was babbling about wanting to see Halley's Comet, and firing his handgun through the window.
The incident occurred last Friday, Daily Mail informs. At that time, Cameron Read was home together with his 49-year-old girlfriend and her 15-year-old son. Apparently, his odd behavior made both the woman and the teenager feel unsafe.
As if trying to shoot the moon were not enough to get a guy in trouble, media reports say that, when police officers arrived at his home, Cameron Read refused to open the door for them, let alone ask them if they wanted a cup of tea.
The man eventually came to his senses and emerged from his apartment. However, things did not play out quite like expected. Thus, the 39-year-old attempted to resist arrest, which made the police officers even keener to take him into custody.
Not at all surprisingly, the police officers were the ones who won this battle of wills, and Cameron Read eventually found himself stripped of his trusty handgun and wearing a pair of shiny handcuffs around his wrists.
Information shared with the public says the man is now enjoying the comfort of a cell at the Yavapai County Jail, and has been charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and endangerment. He does not yet have a lawyer.
By the looks of it, Cameron Read smoked some marijuana just before trying to execute the moon, so this might help explain his odd behavior. The 39-year-old man says that he never meant any harm, and that he is very sorry for his actions.