James Drahovsky, a 70-year-old Lebanon County constable with over two decades of service, is now charged with recklessly endangering another person. Authorities stated Drahovsky left a loaded .40 caliber Glock 27 handgun in a public restroom of a magisterial district judge's office on State Drive in Lebanon City this past Monday. The restroom in question is regularly accessed by the public, including a child who officials have indicated was under 10 years old.
After entering the bathroom with the weapon visibly holstered, Drahovsky exited the restroom reportedly at 1:44 p.m. without it, a fact confirmed by Lebanon City Police via surveillance footage. Having driven to the office in a marked constable vehicle, the handgun was found at 3:13 p.m. by a citizen who quickly alerted the staff. According to an interview with PennLive, the Lebanon County sheriff’s office secured the weapon shortly thereafter.
Officials declared that more than ten people had accessed the restroom, where the gun remained unattended potentially for hours. This oversight has led Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf to comment that "We are extremely lucky an honest and upstanding citizen discovered the weapon and notified authorities. We are extremely lucky no one was hurt," as reported by ABC27. Court records further validated that the found firearm was registered to Drahovsky.
Graf further stated, "Drahovsky is an elected official who recklessly and negligently created a potentially life-altering and life-ending hazard to countless people – including a child – when he left his loaded handgun ripe for the taking and use," as obtained by WGAL. A preliminary hearing date for the misdemeanor charge is yet to be determined.
