Archbishop Tutu receives creepy gift in Cap Hill
Last night, Archbishop Desmond Tutu had an authentic Capitol Hill experience: He met a weirdo with a gun. Around 9 p.m., after an event at St. Mark’s Cathedral on 10th Avenue East, Tutu was approached by Joseph LaTour, who engaged him in a brief conversation. Here’s the statement released by the Seattle Police.
LaTour then handed Archbishop Tutu three .45 caliber rounds. The Archbishop handed the rounds to another person and walked to his car. As soon as officers were alerted to the incident, they immediately contacted LaTour who was cooperative. Due to the fact that LaTour had ammunition on him, officers conducted a pat down search and found a loaded Remington pistol, an extra magazine and a fixed blade knife inside the bag. Further investigation revealed that he was a convicted felon.
LaTour, a 58-year-old Seattle resident, was arrested for violating firearms laws. Police say he did not threaten Tutu.
Why was Tutu at St. Marks? Because the bishop there is an amazing former anti-apartheid activist and also gay rights activist from South Africa. That's much more the real story than this non-story about some dipshit with a gun.