The Brief
- A 23-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly showing a gun to children at a lemonade stand in Prior Lake on Monday, June 16.
- Police say the man also had an open package of marijuana in his vehicle and did not have a permit for the pistol.
- Cole Manning Wright is accused of giving the gun to children under 14 without their parent’s consent.
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Vadnais Heights man is facing multiple charges after police say he showed a handgun to children running a lemonade stand and let them handle it, all while having an open package of marijuana in his vehicle.
Lakefront Park incident
What we know:
Officers with the Prior Lake Police Department responded around 5:54 p.m. on Monday, June 16, after a report that a man showed a gun to children at Lakefront Park. The reporting party told police her children were running a lemonade stand when a man approached, tried to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill, then pulled out a black satchel and showed them a handgun.
What they’re saying:…