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Drew Faces Weapons Charge

Posted May 21, 08 6:04 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Drew Peterson is free on bail after surrendering to police today on felony weapons charges, the Chicago Tribune reports. The charges—he owns a rifle with an illegal barrel—are not related to the cases of his missing fourth wife or the suspicious death of his third, but they carry a possible penalty of 5 years in prison.

"Any inconvenience they can cause him, so much the better," said Peterson's attorney. "They might believe it's a tactic to shake him up."

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Drew Peterson, left, is helped into a car by his attorney Joel Brodsky, right, after leaving the Will County Adult Detention Center, Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)
A photo released Wednesday May 21, 2008, by the Will County State's Attorney's Office in Joliet, Ill., shows a semiautomatic rifle taken from Drew Peterson.   (AP Photo)
Drew Peterson, right, leaves the Will County Adult Detention Center with his attorney Joel Brodsky, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Joliet, Ill.   (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)
Drew Peterson, center, prepares to get into a car after leaving the Will County Adult Detention Center, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Joliet, Ill.   (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)
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