US EditionNational Guard Soldier Leaves Rifle in New Orleans Bathroom
About 350 National Guard soldiers patrol the French Quarter supporting local law enforcement after last year’s terror attack, with the soldier’s weapon returned and incident managed internally.
- On Monday, the Louisiana National Guard confirmed one soldier left an AR-15 in a Bourbon Street bathroom in the New Orleans French Quarter after entering the Lafitte Hotel on Sunday night.
- Patrols began in December, with about 350 National Guard soldiers currently on patrol in the Quarter supporting local law enforcement through the end of February.
- French Quarter residents reacted with alarm, and Nervous Dwayne said 'I kind of feel bad for him because that's one of the main rules of being in the Army I would think is you're always supposed to have your weapon in your hands and not in somebody else's.'
- The weapon was returned to the Louisiana National Guard, and the soldier and incident are being handled internally, Noel Collins said, while Bob Simms called it an unfortunate mistake.
- The incident comes after last year's Bourbon Street terror attack, and guardsmen on foot patrol have been working many hours daily to enhance security.
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National Guard soldier leaves AR-15 in New Orleans bathroom
NEW ORLEANS - An unattended AR-15 was found in the bathroom of a French Quarter hotel on Sunday. It was left behind by a Louisiana National Guardsman, WWL-TV confirmed. The news outlet said a photo of the assault rifle leaning against a bathroom sink at the Lafitte Hotel on Bourbon Street was posted to social media. "The weapon was returned to the Louisiana National Guard, and the soldier and incident are being handled internally," Lt. Col. Noel…
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