Beloit Police say nobody was hit when a gun accidentally discharged during the arrest of a suspected child molester Tuesday. Forty-two-year-old Raynoldo Mendez was taken into custody on a federal probation warrant issued in Illinois. He also had a felony warrant in his name for the second-degree sexual assault of a child. Mendez was arrested at about 11:00 A-M at a Beloit home after police had received a tip through the Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers. The gun which fired inadvertently was carried by a member of the U-S Marshals Task Force. Nobody was injured during the arrest.
Gun Goes Off While Task Force Is Arresting Suspected Child Molester
Mar 8, 2018 | 8:00 PM
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