MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police say a pistol that was tossed out of a car was found by a 4-year-old.
According to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, a pistol and other items were thrown out of a car in Mercer County and landed in someone’s yard.
After the items were thrown out, they were discovered by a 4-year-old.
The items are now at the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department if the individual who threw out the items wishes to claim them back.
The full statement posted by the sheriff’s department may be viewed below:
“Luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day… If you recently tossed your loaded pistol out of your car window by mistake, you are in LUCK! A 4-year old child found it for you yesterday. Yep, you read that right, a small child – near the height of a leprechaun, found it for you yesterday in their front yard, along with a few other items you tossed with it. We now have it at the Sheriff’s Department if you’d like to stop by to claim it. Owner will need to identify it and describe other items found with it so we can be sure your luck doesn’t run out.
Thanks in advance,
LT. A. M. Ballard”