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Man arrested for ‘banana gun’

A man has been arrested after pointing a banana at the police in Colorado, United States, which they mistook for a gun.

A man has been arrested after pointing a banana at the police.

Nathan Channing was sent to Mesa County Jail in Colorado, United States after the officers mistook the fruit for a gun, the Daily Mirror reports.

Officer Joshua Bunch said: ”I immediately ducked in my patrol car and accelerated continuing northbound, fearing that it was a weapon.

”Based on training and experience, I have seen handguns in many shapes and colours and perceived this to be a handgun.”

The man received a $10,000 bail charged on suspicion of felony menacing, which carries a maximum fine of $100,000 and a three-year jail term.