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09-20-2013 04:12 PM |
The "Chief" shot himself in the hand during a bar incident in 2011 (almost sounds like something Pathfinder would do)... :1orglaugh
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GIRARDVILLE - Gilberton's police chief was wounded by his own weapon late Saturday during an altercation while he was off duty at a Girardville bar, state police said Monday.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Mark Kessler suffered a gunshot wound to the hand that required treatment at Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs.
State police said Monday they are still investigating the incident and many questions remained unanswered.
Schuylkill Haven commander Sgt. Steven J. Stinsky said Kessler was in the Second Street Pub when a scuffle broke out among several patrons. For reasons unknown to state police, Kessler got involved and at some point a pistol he was carrying discharged, shooting him in the hand.
"He got mixed up. Why, at this point, is still under investigation," Stinsky said.
Troopers were called from the Frackville station about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, but Stinsky said Kessler left the bar before they arrived and was taken to the hospital by a friend.
Kessler could not be reached for comment Monday.
Gilberton Mayor Mary Lou Hannon said Monday that Kessler will be on sick leave with the department until further notice.
She said Patrolman Daniel Holderman will fill in the shifts and another officer may be needed.
"Depending on how long he'll be off, we may hire someone on a part-time basis," she said.
The mayor said she could not comment on the investigation into the Girardville incident, only to say Kessler's injury is to his left hand and that he is in a lot of pain.
"There's nothing I can say since the state police are still doing their investigation," Hannon said.
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GIRARDVILLE - The Gilberton police chief's handgun that discharged during a scuffle in a borough bar early Sunday has yet to be recovered by state police.
Troopers are investigating an incident where Mark Kessler, who was off-duty at the time, became involved in an altercation already under way among patrons inside a crowded 2nd Street Pub about midnight when his pistol discharged, shooting him in the hand.
Sgt. Barry Whitmoyer, commander of the Frackville station, said Friday the weapon had not been accounted for and it is not known if the gun was fired intentionally or went off by accident.
"We don't have the weapon and still have a lot of questions to answer," Whitmoyer said. "At this point we really don't know what we have."
However, Whitmoyer said all indications show that no other weapons were involved.
"We're not finding anything that leads to another gun being there," Whitmoyer said. "We're finding there was one gun there and it was (Kessler's)."
While Sgt. Steven J. Stinsky, commander of the Schuylkill Haven station, said Monday the gun belonged to Kessler, it is unclear if the handgun is police-issued or his personal property.
After Kessler was shot, he had left the scene with a friend to seek emergency treatment at Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs before troopers arrived.
On Thursday, Kessler referred all comments to his attorney, Joseph Nahas, Frackville, who was unavailable.
Whitmoyer said interviews are still being conducted and that Trooper John Sleboda, the lead investigator, is trying to sort out details of the incident.
"We're getting a lot of different stories and the stories are changing," Whitmoyer said.
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Definitely take away his badge, Mark Kessler is an embarrassment to law enforcement, and consider taking away his right to own a gun as well, since he is appears to be psychotic, and is a clear threat to himself and the community. :2 cents:
:stoned
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