A Saline County man found pushing a shopping cart containing guns and a homemade bomb through his hometown is sentenced to prison.
It was in June of 2025 when someone contacted the Marshall Police Department about a suspicious man knocking on doors. The caller reported the man was in possession of a shopping cart containing shotguns.
When officers arrived, they found John Hooper, 27, of Marshall. When an officer removed one gun from the cart, Hooper allegedly struggled with the officer to gain possession of the weapon. During the struggle, the shotgun discharged one round into the ground…