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A pickleball player, 71, drew marks on a public court. He faces a felony.

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Updated March 31, 2022 at 3:10 a.m. EDT|Published March 28, 2022 at 7:54 a.m. EDT
Arslan Guney, 71, was arrested after marking out pickleball regulation lines on a public court in Denver. His attorney said the faded Xs were drawn by staffers, while Guney made the newer mark. (Hollynd Hoskins)
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Arslan Guney, a 71-year-old Colorado grandfather, was a wanted man.

So on Thursday, Guney and his wife headed to police headquarters in Denver so he could turn himself in on an outstanding warrant for felony criminal mischief. Guney, a retired civil engineer with no criminal history, was facing a charge that could put him in state prison for as long as three years.