Virginia Teacher Manuael Ernest Dillow Charged for Firing Blank Shots From Gun at Students (VA)

[Bruce Jackson]

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Virginia Teacher Manuael Ernest Dillow Charged for Firing Blank Shots
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April 19, 2012 11:14 AM EDT

A Virginia man who teaches at a vocational school was arrested
Wednesday for allegedly firing a blank handgun at 12 of his students.
An investigation by Washington County authorities revealed that
Manuael Ernest Dillow, 60, fired the gun at the Neff Center in
Arbingdon earlier this month, reported the Kingsport Times News.

Dillow allegedly told students in his wielding class to line up near a
garage door, pulled "a blank-firing hand gun," from the waistband of
his pants and fired the it towards the line of students at least four
times, reported NBC affiliate WSLC News. Washington County Sheriff
Fred Newsman has confirmed in a press release that the incidents took
place on April 4, and police was notified by the school's
superintended Jim Sullivan.
Sheriff Newsman also revealed that Dillon borrowed the firearm from
another teacher in a different department. Superintendent Sullivan
claimed that the firearm might have made its way into the Neff Center
for academic reasons. "We have a criminal justice class and it's
normal to have a blank pistol there or a training gun," he told WCYB.

The charges have been classified as Class 6 felonies, with each count
punishable by up to five years in jail and a $2,500 fine, reported Fox
News. Dillow has been released on a $20,000 unsecured bond and awaits
a hearing date scheduled for May 7.

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