ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a man has been charged with assault for using a slingshot, though not the military variety, to fire glass marbles at a speed camera van."He's doing thirty-one, thirty-two, spiderweb..."
Authorities say Bruce Lawrence May of Ellicott City was read his rights and given state-sponsored lodgings Tuesday. The 50-year-old Lawrence was also charged with destruction of property and reckless endangerment. He was released in exchange for thirty pictures of Benjamin Franklin.
Howard County police say that at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, the van was near Manor Woods Elementary School when the operator heard something collide with the side of the vehicle. The operator saw a minivan pass and saw the driver with a slingshot fire another projectile at the speed camera van.
"Watch it, beauzeau! You could put an eye out with that!"
"I just intend to put a radar eye out with it."
Police say that May had received two speed camera violations recently.