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Director at Barrow Neurological Institute arrested with rifle at Sky Harbor

A director at the prestigious Barrow Neurological Institute was arrested Friday after police say he carried a rifle into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Dr. Peter Steinmetz, 54, of Tempe, was booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of two counts of disorderly conduct for displaying a deadly weapon, according to Phoenix Police records.
The counts stem from when Steinmetz removed the AR-15 from his shoulder and the muzzle faced toward a woman and her daughter in a waiting area, according to police. Both woman and daughter reported fearing for their safety, police said.
Police said Steinmetz was first observed buying a cup of coffee in the airport with the gun slung over shoulder. Police said Steinmetz walked to the east end of the third-level lobby and stopped in front of the B gates.
When confronted, Steinmetz stated that he only went to the airport to buy a cup of coffee and had no other business there, police said.
Steinmetz is director of the neuroengineering program at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, according to the Barrow website.
A statement from Dignity Health's St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center confirmed "that Peter Steinmetz is employed as a researcher with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. We are aware of the situation and are taking it very seriously. At present this issue is being handled by Human Resources and our policy is not to comment on HR matters."
A man who answered the phone Monday evening at a number listed for Steinmetz said attorneys advised the doctor not to comment on the arrest.
12 News reporter Gia Vang contributed to this article.

 

Open carry knuckleheads on parade!

 

He said he went to the airport, with his AR15, to buy a cup of coffee & had no other business there. This guy is truly special.

 

Be'lee dat. Like a baus.

 

Think the neurological doctor needs some neurological help!

 

You did notice he was not charged with a crime for carrying the AR-15 he was charged with disorderly conduct. If you want carrying an AR-15 to be illegal make it illegal. Don't manufacture a crime because nothing else sticks.

I hope he collects a big paycheck when he sues.

 

Was it loaded?

 

Ah come on now. It is obvious the poor Dr. suffered from an AND (Aberrant Neurological Discharge) Event. It is more commonly known as RCI (Rectal-Cranial Inversion).
Knew this thanks to my FDR (Freudian Decoder Ring).
Ding ding! Neurology, line one, stat!!!

 

The fact that the guy is carrying it legally and got arrested for disorderly conduct isn't the real issue. It is the fact this knucklehead is demonstrating his right in a way that doesn't really ease the public.

Those for open carry are already trying hard as hell to get public support for being able to bear arms in public places in the first place and then these idiots create uneasy situations like this and the news sensationalizes on it.

Just because it is legal doesn't mean it is smart.

 

Just because it isn't smart doesn't mean he should be arrested on faulty charges.