Anchor Got Her Gun...

Former WHO (Des Moines) Investigative Reporter /Anchor Sonya Heitshusen is back in the news after she fired a handgun while sitting down at her kitchen table.

Huh?

The former Anchor has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after firing a gun from her West Des Moines home.

Cops say Heitshusen pulled the trigger of a Glock 21 handgun. The bullet penetrated the glass of a sliding door and exited in an unknown direction.

Heitshusen said she pulled the trigger as she set it down on the kitchen table. The gun does not belong to her, police said.

Her lawyer sent this statement to KCCI:

"We believe these charges are completely baseless. We believe that Ms. Heitshusen will be ultimately exonerated and should never have been charged with a crime."

Heitshusen is running as a Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 28.