Police: Dad Let Girl, 6, Sleep With Loaded Gun Under Pillow
Man Blames 'Too Much CNN' For Gun In House
POSTED: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A Florida man was taken into custody after police said he allowed his 6-year-old daughter to sleep with a loaded gun under a pillow.Robert Lee Johnson was charged with suspicion of child abuse and domestic battery.According to an arrest report, Johnson told authorities that he owned a gun because he "watches too much CNN."The report said that authorities were called to a home because Johnson and his stepfather were fighting. Investigators later found the gun underneath the child's pillow.Johnson was transported to the St. Lucie County Jail.
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