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Idaho man accused of using gun to force 'moonwalk'

Dance move popularized by Michael Jackson

Updated: Thursday, 26 Apr 2012, 10:22 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 26 Apr 2012, 10:22 AM EDT

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been charged with assault after authorities say he ordered another man to perform the "moonwalk" at gunpoint.

The Bonner County Daily Bee reports 30-year-old John Ernest Cross was charged with the felony Tuesday in 1st District Court and appointed a public defender.

Police say they were called Monday to Cross' home in Clark Fork after getting a report that he pointed a rifle at another man and demanded that the man perform the dance move popularized by Michael Jackson in the 1980s.

Investigators accuse Cross of using a semiautomatic rifle during the episode, but Cross claimed during his initial court appearance this week that the firearm was simply a pellet gun.

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Information from: Bonner County (Idaho) Daily Bee, http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com

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