Guilty plea to two counts in Ohio Batman movie case

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CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man arrested with a loaded gun,ammunition and knives at a showing of the
latest Batman movie haspleaded guilty to weapons charges.Thirty-eight-year-old Scott A.Smith of North
Ridgeville entered the pleas Monday in Cleveland to twocounts of carrying a concealed weapon.Prosecutor’s
spokeswomanMaria Russo says Smith still faces trial Wednesday on a charge of havinga weapon under
disability, which prosecutors say is drug dependency.Smith was arrested at an Aug. 4 showing of "The
Dark Knight Rises" in Westlake.Hisattorney says Smith had the weapons for protection in case
someonetried to copy the Colorado theater shooting that left 12 dead threeweeks earlier.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press.CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man arrested with a loaded gun,ammunition and knives at a showing
of the latest Batman movie haspleaded guilty to weapons charges.Thirty-eight-year-old Scott A.Smith of North
Ridgeville entered the pleas Monday in Cleveland to twocounts of carrying a concealed weapon.Prosecutor’s
spokeswomanMaria Russo says Smith still faces trial Wednesday on a charge of havinga weapon under
disability, which prosecutors say is drug dependency.Smith was arrested at an Aug. 4 showing of "The
Dark Knight Rises" in Westlake.Hisattorney says Smith had the weapons for protection in case
someonetried to copy the Colorado theater shooting that left 12 dead threeweeks earlier.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press.

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