Technophobe cited for shooting computer
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- For killing the source of his frustration and abandoning the body in an alley, a man could be considered lucky for receiving just a citation -- except his victim was his computer. Lucas Hinch, 37, was slapped with a ticket for discharging a weapon within city limits after he took his computer outside and shot it eight times. Colorado Springs police Lt. Jeff Strossner said Hinch told him he had been fighting his computer for months before he decided to exact his revenge and did not realize he was breaking the law.
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