Loaded gun in Wal-Mart leads to charges
A Marshall man faces concealed weapon charges after allegedly taking a loaded gun to a Sun Prairie Wal-Mart to buy more ammunition.
According to a criminal complaint, police were called to the Wal-Mart at around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. Upon arriving, they reportedly saw 26-year-old Ricky Rollert wearing body armor and a duty belt with a loaded 9 mm handgun in it.
Rollert explained that he had been shooting his mother's 9 mm Glock handgun and his brother's 40-caliber Glock handgun earlier that day and decided to go to Wal-Mart to buy ammunition to replace what he had used, bringing the gun to make sure that the ammunition he bought fit into it, the complaint stated. He put a leather jacket on over the body armor and belt, he said, in order "to be safe and hide everything" and not create a disturbance.
Upon entering the store, the complaint stated, Rollert encountered a Wal-Mart employee and opened his jacket, telling the employee, "I don't want you to worry, I got a loaded gun on."
Police arrested Rollert on charges of carrying a concealed weapon. During his court date on Friday, a plea of not guilty was entered for the silent Rollert. He was released on a signature bond under several conditions, including not possessing any firearms or having any in his home and staying away from all Wal-Mart stores.
