div class=entrydiv class=articlepA Berks County judge says a Pennsylvania state senator who allegedly displayed a handgun while driving on Interstate 78 is guilty of a summary charge of disorderly conduct./ppDistrict Andrea Book convicted Sen. Bob Mensch after a hearing that lasted more than two hours./ppMensch faces a maximum $300 fine and 90 days in jail, but the prosecutor says he will not recommend jail time./ppMensch, a Montgomery County Republican, denied displaying any weapon even though state troopers who stopped him after the March 9 incident found two handguns in his vehicle. Mensch, who has a permit to carry the weapons, said the other motorist was harassing him/ppThe other motorist, Brian Salisbury of Easton, called 911 after he says Mensch displayed the gun in the palm of his hand./p/div
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