Man who brought guns to Harrisburg polling place pleads guilty, wants his guns back

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Man who brought guns to Harrisburg polling place pleads guilty, wants his guns back
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The 74-year-old man did not receive a sentence beyond covering court costs, but city police want to keep the guns they confiscated.

A Dauphin County Judge ordered no further penalty for a Harrisburg man who brought several unloaded firearms to a polling place on Election Day last year.

Lassiter returned and pulled a 9mm pistol from an ankle holster while still in his car, according to police. As Lassiter exited his vehicle, he appeared to point the pistol at an empty Bureau of Police vehicle, court documents said. Lassiter’s attorney, Mike Palermo, chalked the situation up to a misunderstanding. Police initially charged Lassiter with two more misdemeanors that were dropped: making terroristic threats, possession of an instrument of crime

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