Kansas Man Allegedly Stole Rare, Historic 800-pound Cannon From Park For Drug Money: Report

A Kansas man reportedly stole an 800-pound historical cannon from a section parkland for supplier money, according to recently released tribunal documents.

An apprehension affidavit, obtained by KAKE News, states that Gordon Pierce III, 37, told Wichita constabulary officers that he believed his life was successful threat aft a supplier trader claimed that Pierce owed him money, starring him to bargain nan cannon for money.

The study states that Pierce told constabulary he went searching for copper statues to steal to make money to salary backmost nan trader and recovered nan 800-pound cannon connected nan greeting of April 2.

Pierce allegedly told nan officers he had been a meth personification for 20 years and went to his supplier trader who gave him a lb of meth, but he was not comfortable pinch that magnitude because he would not beryllium capable to waste it.

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Newly released tribunal documents shed ray connected why a uncommon Spanish-American War cannon was stolen from a Wichita parkland and trim into pieces past month. (Sedgwick County Jail/KAKE News)

He told constabulary that personification attacked him and stole nan meth, but nan trader did not judge him and wanted $20,000 aliases "he would sprout him and his family."

Pierce told constabulary he saw a bum man astatine a adjacent pavilion and offered nan man meth and a tube successful speech for helping him concatenation nan cannon, nan outlet reported. The bum man agreed to thief Pierce and past nan 2 smoked meth together astatine nan parkland earlier attempting to bargain nan cannon, nan study reads.

Due to nan weight of nan cannon, Pierce told constabulary that he and nan bum man were incapable to load nan cannon into his Chevrolet Tahoe, according to nan report. Pierce besides told constabulary he tried to propulsion nan cannon pinch his SUV, but nan concatenation kept snapping. 

Pierce past near nan cannon and drove to a adjacent friend's location to get a caller chain, according to nan report. His friend declined to thief him move nan cannon, but Pierce was capable to resistance it to his friend's location and shop it wrong his garage.

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Newly released tribunal documents bespeak that a Wichita man who stole an 800-pound historical cannon from a section parkland did truthful for supplier money. (KAKE News)

Pierce reportedly told constabulary that complete nan adjacent respective hours he utilized a Sawzall to trim nan cannon into 4 to 5 pieces, which he placed successful his Tahoe, leaving nan largest portion of nan cannon successful his friend’s garage.

The affidavit states that Pierce told constabulary he took nan cannon pieces to his supplier trader to show him he was trying to get him nan money he owed. But nan supplier trader called Pierce "stupid," telling him he is going to "bring power to his house" and to "get out."

The supplier trader besides reportedly told Pierce he was going to "shoot him successful nan caput adjacent clip he saw him."

Pierce told constabulary nan threat made him consciousness "helpless" and he went to his mother's location to explicate what happened.

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The Wichita Police Department said respective weapons were recovered from nan scene. (Wichita Police Department)

He allegedly told constabulary he chose nan cannon because it was successful a acheronian area; a detective said Pierce did not person a circumstantial scheme to waste nan cannon pieces since he did not person an ID, which is typically required to waste scrap materials.

Police said they followed indentations successful nan roadworthy that were allegedly caused by Pierce dragging nan cannon to his friend's house, wherever he told officers wherever to find him.

Officers allegedly recovered a clear baggie of a achromatic crystal-like constituent connected Pierce during his arrest, which he told constabulary was methamphetamine. 

He remains successful nan Sedgwick County Jail connected charges of theft of property, aggravated criminal damage to spot and possession of supplier paraphernalia. His enslaved is group astatine $200,000. Pierce besides waived his preliminary proceeding and is group for arraignment connected May 22.

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Historians told KSN nan cannon is "irreplaceable." 

"This cannon was talented to nan City successful 1900 and is simply a priceless fixture successful our community," Wichita constabulary said successful an update connected nan department's Facebook page. 

"This swift investigation shows our dedication to holding individuals responsible erstwhile they victimize our community."

Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist crime cases, forbidden immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com