Have At You! Gesundheit!
It seems Robin Hood has been arrested in New York City. Well, ok, it isn't really Robin Hood just some guy who decided to celebrate his 40th birthday by firing several arrows out the window of his apartment.
On Monday, Noel Luria, who reportedly said he was using the "elegant instrument" to celebrate his 40th birthday, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal possession of a weapon, the district attorney's office said.
He was released on bail and scheduled to return to court on Sept. 26.
According to court papers, Luria, 39, "under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, recklessly engaged in conduct which created a grave risk of death to another person."
Police said Luria fired the arrows from his apartment on 81st Street on Sunday, reportedly into a target block mounted on his windowsill.
One errant arrow landed in a woman's fifth floor apartment, police said.
The woman, identified in the complaint only as Serena F., woke up Sunday morning to find that "the sliding glass door in her apartment had a hole in it, the glass was shattered and an arrow was on her kitchen floor," causing $250 in damage, it said.
Luria "admitted to shooting the arrow," according to the complaint, but told the Daily News in Tuesday editions that it was not his intention to hurt anyone.
"My intention was not to pick off somebody," he said. "My intentions were to have a good time. I'm turning 40. It's an elegant instrument."
One feels that one must point out that said elegant instrument is also a deadly weapon. Mr. Luria is extremely lucky that he did not "pick off" anyone, intentionally or not.
Criminal Masterminds | Gaius Tuesday, 5 June , 2007
By curtis, Tuesday, 5 June , 2007 @ 4:06 pm
Good thing the only window that I ever shot out with an arrow was my Aunt& Uncle’s. It didn’t make national news. Of course, I was 6, not 40.