Toy gun lands ex-tanod in jail

A FORMER barangay tanod was arrested after he was caught carrying a toy gun in barangay Mambaling, Cebu City Thursday night.

Wilfredo Casinillo, 48, said he missed the days when he was a tanod that prompted him to carry a replica of .45 caliber pistol outside his house.

Casinillo was drunk during the incident.

A passerby saw Casinillo cocking the gun. Thinking that the gun was a real one, the concerned citizen went to the police station to report what he saw.

Operatives of the Mambaling Police Station rushed to the area where Casinillo was earlier spotted and arrested him there.

It was found out at the police station that Casinillo was carrying a toy gun.

However, Casinillo will still be charged for violation of the election gun ban and public disturbance. Under the rules of the Commission on Elections, carrying even a gun replica is prohibited since it may cause fear among the public./CORRESPONDENT FE MARIE D. DUMABOC