A West Virginia prosecutor is staying home (until at least after Halloween) after a violent run in with some fake spiders. WCHS-TV reports that Logan County assistant prosecuting attorney Chris White pulled out an unloaded gun and threatened to shoot the holiday decorations around his office. He reportedly admitted having arachnophobia and was upset with the secretaries for thinking it was funny to put the fake spiders where they'd upset him. White has been put on indefinite suspension, and while no charges have been filed, the investigation is still open.

arachnophobia
/əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə/
noun 1. an abnormal fear of spiders from Dictionary.com

Some might also remember it as a movie from 1990, Aracnophobia:

Are you afraid of spiders? Do they bother you to the extent that they do this prosecutor? Or is there any other "creature" that you have problems with? Snakes? Mice?

 


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