Convicted Felon Shoots Himself In Penis, Blames It On ‘A Black Guy’

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A South Dakota man is in custody for lying to police about how he landed in the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the penis.

Donald Anthony Watson, 43, told police he was shot by “a black guy (who) tried to rob” him while he was taking out the trash at his apartment, the Argus Leader reported Friday.

But police weren’t able to corroborate Watson’s story of an attempted robbery after a search of his apartment, where they found blood, bullet fragments, and an empty gun case.

Watson eventually admitted he had made the story up, and had instead placed a handgun he was considering purchasing in his pocket, where it fired and hit his genitals.

He also refused to tell police where the gun was and who was selling it, and was charged for weapons violations.

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  1. Well, he’s having a rather good day it seems.
    I wonder if he was the proverbial good guy with a gun the NRA jabbers about or just a member of the Gang That can’t Shoot Straight?

  2. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    Republican?

  3. Nah, “Idiot” is more like it.

  4. Considering the victim/perp is apparently a white guy, who was trying to blame a non-existent black guy, don´t you think that your choice of photo to accompany the story is perhaps inappropriate, TPM?

  5. Good grief! Even idiots think the police are racist…(that is, believe that black men are prone to gun violence and mayhem).

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