'Lawn Fanatic' Threatens Frisbee Kids With Gun

WAUKESHA, WI — A man described as a "lawn fanatic" threatened two kids with a gun he said he was carrying in a bag after a game of frisbee between the kids again resulted in the frisbee landing on his lawn.

Waukesha police responded to a residence on the 1200 block of Birch Drive just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a neighbor problem police call.

According to Waukesha police reports, a child and his friend were playing frisbee on their own law when the frisbee accidentally went into their neighbor's yard.

The neighbor, described as a man in his 70s, initially yelled at the children, but when the frisbee reportedly went into the man's yard again, the man came out of the house and threatened the children with a gun.

The reports state that no gun was seen by the children, but implied only - the man claimed it was in a bag that he carried outside.

Waukesha police responded to the neighborhood several minutes later and made contact with the man.

Reports indicated that he "only wanted to scare the boys, whom he had asked to stay off his lawn numerous times over the last few years."

According to the report, the man was described by the on-duty officer as a "lawn fanatic" who believed that walking on his grass constituted some sind of vandalism.

The report states that the man showed police there was actually no gun in his case and realized that his behavior was inappropriate.

The children's parents did not wish a criminal complaint against the man, and agreed that they should stay clear of the man's address in the near future.

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