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LINCOLNTON, N.C., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Police in North Carolina said they cited a man accused of firing off a homemade cannon in his back yard to celebrate the Pittsburgh Steelers' playoff victory.
Investigators said Bobby Wayne Blanton, 45, of Lincolnton, fired the homemade stainless steel cannon in his backyard to celebrate the Pittsburgh Steelers' AFC championship win over the New York Jets Sunday, the Gastonia (N.C.) Gazette reported Wednesday.
Police, who were called to Blanton's home by neighbors, said the man was also in possession of a second homemade cannon, two containers of black powder, muzzle-loading propellant pellets and a fuse.
Blanton was cited for discharging a firearm inside the city limits.
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