A man who walked into a Demont, PA Dairy Queen, wearing a vest, rainbow wig, and a loaded firearm was arrested.
A Westmoreland County man is facing several charges after police said he wanted to “kill all Democrats.”
Jan Stawovy, 61, took a loaded gun into a Delmont Dairy Queen and police said the quick action of an officer saved lives.
It was Saturday, Sept. 10, is when Delmont police said Stawovy walked into a Dairy Queen on State Route 66 in a yellow safety vest and rainbow clown wig. Callers told police he had a gun. Within a minute, Officer Gregory Stull was there.
The New Stanton Assembly of God asked him to leave their congregation in August of last year and not come back to their property. Their letter recommended he get some professional help. Their pastor told KDKA’s Chris Hoffman on the phone they have not had contact with Stawovy since he left, and they are praying for him.
Then, just on Friday, he got a letter from Barren Run United Methodist Church in Smithton. Their letter says he showed up to their church in a clown costume and scared congregants. They too recommended he get some professional help. Stawovy called both of these letters “love letters.”
He also had photos showing his support for the former president, and he even had a post saying, “civil war in 2024?”
Stawovy was found to have two more loaded handguns in his car and 62 rounds of ammunition which were seized by police.
He has now been charged the man with firearms not to be carried without a license, person not to possess, terroristic threats and disorderly conduct.
Stawovy told investigators after the incident that he was ‘undercover’ and had the guns to protect himself from ‘drug traffickers’ and also indicated he intended to kill ‘Democrats and liberals.’
Police also said in a news release that Stawovy told them he wanted to ‘restore Trump to President king of the United States.’
He carried the .40 caliber handgun into the store along with some loose rounds of ammunition, just as a group of people with mental disabilities were entering the restaurant.
Stawovy was arrested without incident and is now awaiting arraignment. It is currently unclear whether he has an attorney representing him.
According to his Facebook, this was not the first time he adorned the clown wig. A September 9 letter from Barren Run United Methodist Church said Stawovy attended church service in a ‘clown costume and full makeup.’
Stawovy’s appearance ‘frightened’ other attendees and he ‘once again became argumentative and belligerent,’ leading to the church banning him from the property.
He wrote ‘2nd Love Letters’ and ‘Praise the Lord’ on the letter, which also said they ‘wish that you are able to seek out the help that you need.’
While there’s no confirmation Stawovy was involved in QAnon, his description of Trump as a ‘President king’ is common terminology among QAnon believers.
Stawovy’s arrest in Pennsylvania came just hours before a more shocking incident occurred in Michigan that came from unhinged beliefs about Trump.
53-year-old Igor Lanis shot and killed his wife and dog and also injured his daughter in the shooting.
Lanis’ other daughter, Rachel, posted on a Reddit community dedicated to discussing the effects of QAnon, a far-right fringe group that supports a set of conspiracy theories surrounding Trump.
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