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Gilmanton man admits to reckless conduct on night he was firing cap & ball revolver
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stance and and bring his hands to his face like he was pointing a gun. Walker, who said he is a former corrections officer, said he had no idea who was coming to his house because it was dark and the police SUV cruiser was very low profile. Walker said Friday that he was not pointing a gun but was putting his hands up to his eyes to see who was approaching his house at 2 a.m. He said that the gun was never pointed at the officer and he thought that “he could brandish it” at whoever was coming up to his deck if he needed to. On Friday, he said when he realized the approaching person was a police officer he put the gun in the house and “assumed the position.” “I came running out of my house with my hands up,” he said. When asked if the officer announced he was a police officer, Walker said he didn’t hear it. He said the wind was loud. After Walker was arrested he said see next page
from preceding page spoke admiringly of Burton’s efforts to fight for his constituents while remaining humble. “For years to come, public servants will look to Ray to see how things should be done. He was the gold standard of public service,” she said. Speaking of what he could still have accomplished, she said, “We all know there were a lot more Burton For Certain combs to hand out.” Gov. Hassan noted that Burton, who died of cancer on Nov. 12, had asked that his memorial service be uplifting and patriotic, and it was that, with the presentation of colors by a blended honor guard of representatives from the Grafton County Department of Corrections, Department of EMS, Littleton Police Department, NH State Police, Bethlehem Fire Department,
Grafton County Sheriff’s Department, and the N.H. Fish and Game Department saluting his memory. Members of the PSU Chamber Singers also participated in the ceremonies. Burton’s friend and neighbor, Duane Baxter, introduced artist Craig Pursley who unveiled his painting, “A Public Servant” — a portrait of Burton standing in a characteristic pose with his Burton cap on his head. The painting will be on permanent display in Concord. Also in his honor, Plymouth State University has established the Honorable Raymond S. Burton ‘62 Public Service Scholarship and a Raymond S. Burton Collection in the Lamson Library’s Spinelli Archives and Special Collections to house his papers and memorabilia.
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GILMANTON — A local man who police said pointed a loaded gun at a police officer has pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of reckless conduct in the 4th Circuit Count, Laconia Division Thursday. Daniel Walker, 57, of Chestnut Avenue was facing two felony charges that he reckless placed a Gilmanton Police officer in immediate danger on November 24 and that he purposely placed the same officer in imminent danger. Walker told The Daily Sun that he had been lighting off caps from a gun that he made from a hobby kit. He said it probably “sounded like a cannon.” He described it as an 1858 cap-andball Civil War era revolver. Police were called to Walker’s home on a Sunday at 1:28 a.m. after a neighbor called to report gunshots. While approaching Walker, a responding officer said in his sworn affidavit that he saw him take an aggressive
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