SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Authorities say a 69-year-old man stole protest signs and pulled a handgun on an I-78 overpass in Lehigh County.
George M. Kammerer, 69, is charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and theft by unlawful taking or disposition, according to court documents.
South Whitehall Township police officers responded to the 700 block of South Hillview Road shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, court documents say.
Witnesses said Kammerer took signs that were attached to the chain-link fence on the overpass. They said he then ran to his vehicle and put the signs inside, court documents say.
Court documents say Kammerer pulled a handgun from his waistband after a person on the overpass took one of the signs from the front seat of Kammerer’s vehicle.
Kammerer told police he stole the signs because he did not like that they were covering the American flag, court documents say. Court documents say he told police he pulled the gun because he feared the group that followed him to his vehicle.
Kammerer allowed police to recover the handgun from his vehicle’s glove compartment and admitted it was the firearm he used in the incident, authorities said.
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