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This guy travels from Iowa to Chicago and sets himself (and his firearms) up in what looks like a mad sniper position in a beachfront hotel. He even brings his girlfriend and their two kids along. Hotel staff discover the guns, the police are alerted, and the guy is arrested. As soon as he's released on bond he proposes marriage to the girlfriend.
Domestic terrorism thwarted? Bizarrely American-style marriage proposal stunt interrupted? Plain ol' bat-shit craziness? You decide!
Domestic terrorism thwarted? Bizarrely American-style marriage proposal stunt interrupted? Plain ol' bat-shit craziness? You decide!
FULL STORY: https://abc7chicago.com/hotel-chicago-gun-keegan-casteel-guns/10869750/Iowa man arrested for rifle in lakefront hotel room proposes to girlfriend after release on bond
After being released on bond following his arrest for bringing a rifle and handgun to his lakefront Chicago hotel room, an Iowa man proposed to his girlfriend outside the 18th District headquarters.
Keegan Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, police said. Casteel owns an auto repair shop in Des Moines.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said a member of the cleaning staff at the W Chicago - Lakeshore "likely prevented a tragedy from happening" when he alerted authorities about firearms he found in a hotel room. ...
Prosecutors revealed that Casteel's room at the W Chicago - Lakeshore was on the 12th floor facing Ohio Street Beach. Prosecutors said Casteel's semi-automatic rifle had four magazines next to it and a live round in the chamber.
Casteel's girlfriend was also in the room, prosecutors said, and law enforcement sources tell the I-Team that their two children were also on the trip. ...
Casteel's girlfriend appeared to accept the proposal, and they drove away without making a public comment. ...