+1 Johnson Co. Sheriff

[FFM173]

I arrived home the other night from being out of town. Being that it was close to midnight and not wanting to wake the old lady up, I pulled into church parking lot to respond to any work emails that I needed to answer. After about 5 minutes of scrolling through the emails and not paying attention I am suddenly being blasted in the face by a spotlight. Sherriff exited his vehicle and approached mine.

Him: What are you doing tonight sir?
Me: Sitting here answering emails from work before I go home.
Him: Do you have ID?
Me: Yes, (I start laughing) but I am not going to give it to you.
Him: Why not?
Me: Its in my middle compartment and I have other items in there too.
Him: Do you have a gun in the car?
Me: Yup, and its right next to my wallet.
Him: Go ahead and get it.
Me: OK! (I opened the lid, remove my gun) I am going to set this on my passenger seat. Here is my ID sir.
Him: Thanks (Takes it and goes to his vehicle and returns.)
Him: Here is your ID, the reason I wanted to talk to you was because we caught two people back here "doing it" the other night.
Me: I havent tried that since I was a teenager. Do you want me to leave?
Him: Nope, have a good night!
Me: You too, sir. And I appreciate you not wigging out about the my firearm.
Him: Anytime!

I know that I should keep my wallet seperate from my weapon!! But I am highly impressed that he did not disarm me, nor did he ask me if I had an LTCH.

 

[irl104]

That's how it should be, respect on both sides!

 

[drillsgt]

Wow, sounds good, not the usual report from Johnson County, +1.

 

[ModernGunner]

Pleasant experience, but he probably already knew you have an LTCH. So, already checked and verified, everything's okay, no need to even bring it up.

 

[Trigger Time]

Great!

 

[Deadly Z Driver]

I have usually had pretty good luck with the Johnson County Sheriffs Department.

 

[hoosierdoc]

He needed ID to prove you weren't having sex

 

[ArcadiaGP]

He needed ID to prove you weren't having sex

Probably a silly excuse to ID. Made it up to chew the fat, insert some humor to the situation whereas not to seem too forward in "checking on" OP.

 

[Fargo]

He needed ID to prove you weren't having sex

No, he probably is required under his SOP's to make a call/incident note of every suspicious activity/interaction both for CYA purposes and so if the church turns up broken into in the morning they have an idea of who was found there earlier. Leaving the name of the person interacted with out kinda defeats the purpose.

Not saying the OP was required to give him ID because unless he was committing an ordinance violation or infraction he probably isn't, but the above is probably why the officer asked.

Best,

Joe

 

[hoosierdoc]

I was being a little tongue in cheek to highlight some silliness. "Parking" like those two did is kinda rude in a church parking lot.

 

[remauto1187]

He needed ID to prove you weren't having sex

Didnt know that sex was illegal. Oh no! Im going to jail for life!

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

I arrived home the other night from being out of town. Being that it was close to midnight and not wanting to wake the old lady up, I pulled into church parking lot to respond to any work emails that I needed to answer. After about 5 minutes of scrolling through the emails and not paying attention I am suddenly being blasted in the face by a spotlight. Sherriff exited his vehicle and approached mine.

Him: What are you doing tonight sir?
Me: Sitting here answering emails from work before I go home.
Him: Do you have ID?
Me: Yes, (I start laughing) but I am not going to give it to you.
Him: Why not?
Me: Its in my middle compartment and I have other items in there too.
Him: Do you have a gun in the car?
Me: Yup, and its right next to my wallet.
Him: Go ahead and get it.
Me: OK! (I opened the lid, remove my gun) I am going to set this on my passenger seat. Here is my ID sir.
Him: Thanks (Takes it and goes to his vehicle and returns.)
Him: Here is your ID, the reason I wanted to talk to you was because we caught two people back here "doing it" the other night.
Me: I havent tried that since I was a teenager. Do you want me to leave?
Him: Nope, have a good night!
Me: You too, sir. And I appreciate you not wigging out about the my firearm.
Him: Anytime!

I know that I should keep my wallet seperate from my weapon!! But I am highly impressed that he did not disarm me, nor did he ask me if I had an LTCH.

Damn! That's a pretty long dry spell!!!

 

[hoosierdoc]

Didnt know that sex was illegal. Oh no! Im going to jail for life!

You'd probably just end up running a drug ring, getting guards pregnant, then letting them use your luxury cars you own on their time off...

 

[AJBB87]

Wow, sounds good, not the usual report from Johnson County, +1.

And what, pray tell, is the usual report from Johnson County?

 

[pig957]

"Him: Here is your ID, the reason I wanted to talk to you was because we caught two people back here "doing it" the other night."

How do we really know this happened with PICS????

 

[FootLoose.45]

i wish the local police in my area conducted theirselves like this. but they dont!

 

[wizard_of_ahs]

Nice to know that not all LEOs are jackbutts

 

[Classic]

Ahhhhh to be young again. Every empty parking space looks like a bedroom.

 

[MontereyC6]

Can you say what part of Johnson County? I know a couple of deputy sheriff's down there in the Greenwood area.

 

[Boonl1776]

Yet another reason why I choose to live in Johnson County.