Milwaukee man faces jail time for shooting lawnmower

A Milwaukee man is facing more than six years in jail after he attacked his lawnmower with a sawed-off shotgun.

Keith Walendowski, 57, said he became “pissed” when his 21-inch Lawn-Boy wouldn’t start and believes he did nothing wrong.  “I can do that.  It’s my lawnmower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want,” he said.

But police charged him with felony weapons possession and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct while armed.

Dick Wagner, a local lawnmower retailer, observed that attacking a lawnmower with a sawed-off shotgun is “not factory recommended” and therefore “would void the warranty.”

Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel