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Lawyer Angry About Social Distancing Pulls Gun On Store Clerk According To Police

Attorney discipline ensues.

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A lawyer is in hot water after allegedly brandishing a gun over a local store’s social distancing rules.

According to station WCAX, Vermont lawyer Carrie Legus is accused of getting angry over a homemade sign at Butch’s Harvest’ore in Walden, Vermont, that promoted social distancing and safety. After allegedly shaking the sign, a store worker says Legus pulled out a gun:

“The lady walked up and was pulling at the sign and shaking at the sign,” [store owner Hazel] Greaves said.

Greaves was not there when it happened but she said her employee was alone and asked Legus to stop. What Legus allegedly did next shocked Greaves and her employee.

“So then she pulled out her gun and pointed it at her,” Greaves said.

Legus then left the scene and was later taken into custody by police.

Legus was arrested for reckless endangerment and pleaded not guilty. However, that’s not the end of the consequences for Legus’s alleged behavior. The state supreme court has ordered her license be suspended, on an interim basis. Legus has not yet responded to the court’s petition seeking her immediate suspension.

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