Look, we can all agree that AZ’s politicians are about as bad as it gets. Let’s run down the list: morally corrupt, drunk driving, machine gun loving, mustache wearing, soft porn scribing, hooligan son raising, girlfriend brawling? Check, check, check, check, check, check and check! But hey, that’s no reason to go all Frankenstein-mob-style and break out the torches and pitchforks, right?

Well, not if this Kingman, AZ resident has his way. Meet the (awesomely-named) Mervin Fried, who was just cleared of trespassing charges after trying to pitchfork his way into a Mojave County administration building.

Image via Daily Miner

According to the (awesomely-named) Daily Miner newspaper, Fried was found not guilty of third-degree trespassing after he tried to bring the farm tool into a Country Supervisors meeting, was told to leave it outside, and was arrested when he tried to enter the building anyway.

“The judge said officials did have the authority to restrict access to the building. But because members of the public with holstered handguns are allowed inside, denying access to the defendant because he had a ‘holstered’ pitchfork was arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable.”

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