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Police arrested a man yesterday who allegedly pointed a gun at a girl scout after she knocked on his door to sell him cookies.The shocking incident happened Sunday morning in Temecula, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Temecula Police are claiming that when the girl scout, who was going door-to-door in the neighborhood, knocked on 59-year-old John Dodrill's door, Dodrill answered by pointing a gun directly at the little girl.
The girl's father witnessed the incident and called the cops, who arrested Dodrill on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
His bail has been set at $25,000, the Riverside Press-Enterprise Reports.
Meanwhile, we're struggling to find a reason why Dodrill thought it would be a good idea to point a gun at a girl scout who just wanted to sell him some Thin Mints.