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Man Arrested after Throwing Gun, Quran at Wilkes-Barre Officer

WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre man is locked up after police say he threw a loaded gun at an officer. Police say they found Musa Farrakhan, 33, of Wilkes-B...
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WILKES-BARRE -- A Wilkes-Barre man is locked up after police say he threw a loaded gun at an officer.

Police say they found Musa Farrakhan, 33, of Wilkes-Barre, walking in the middle of Conyngham Avenue just after midnight Friday morning.

He allegedly threw a loaded pistol and a copy of the Quran at the officer.

Investigators say he's a convicted felon who's not allowed to have a gun.

He was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangering, and persons prohibited from carrying a firearm.

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