David David, what were you thinking, man?
Cornett, the former long-time police chief of Tilton, IL blew his pension and his right to keep firearms by stealing three guns from his department’s evidence room. He paid dearly for taking a S&W 9mm, a Colt .45 1911 and a .22 pistol. Combined, the three might be worth $4000 on a really good day if it was a collectible 1911.
Or about a month’s pension check post-taxes.
Now he’s out of a job, a FOID card, and likely his pension as well. Over three guns.
From WCIA:
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A former Tilton Police Chief pleaded guilty on Friday to stealing pistols from the police department’s evidence locker.
Court records showed David Cornett pleaded guilty to three counts of theft. He was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge.
Last year, Cornett was charged for knowingly taking three guns from the department evidence locker for his own gain: a Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol, a Colt 45 semi-automatic pistol and a .22 caliber pistol.
The guns were seized by the police department over the span of 23 years, prosecutors said, between Jan. 1, 1998, and Jan. 31, 2021.
It’s a small town. Everyone knows everyone’s business. Did he really think nobody was ever going to miss that 1911?
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