Portage police upping safety procedures after bullet falls from AR-15 during recent trial
VALPARAISO — Portage police say they are improving safety procedures after a round of ammunition fell from an AR-15 rifle as it was was being handl...
VALPARAISO — Portage police say they are improving safety procedures after a round of ammunition fell from an AR-15 rifle as it was was being handled as evidence during a rape trial last week.The incident did not result in the gun being fired or any injuries, but reportedly stunned those in the courtroom."What we believe occurred was a very rare type of malfunction associated with this style of firearm (AR-15 rifle) that allowed the single round of ammunition to remain jammed in the upper receiver of the rifle and not readily within view of the inspecting officer," Portage police Lt.