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Grandmother spends night in jail for joking about robbery in bank
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A grandmother jokingly demanded money from a bank teller — and ended up spending the night in jail.
Ellen Ann Sheets, 43, was arrested Monday after a teller at American Heritage Bank called police and said Sheets had demanded money. Sheets was released Tuesday after a night in Benton County Jail.
An investigation revealed Sheets didn't intend to rob the bank, and felony charges of attempted bank robbery won't be filed, said police Capt. Richard Wilson.
The case will be referred to the city attorney's office for possible misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges against Sheets, he said.
Ellen Sheets, who has an account at the bank, went there to ask about a bounced check, her husband said.
She jokingly told the teller to give her all the money, and then asked to talk to a loan officer, Dennis Sheets said.
It wasn't until after Sheets spoke with the loan officer, and after Sheets had left the bank, that the teller decided to call police. Nobody at the bank sounded any alarms.
Police arrested Ellen Sheets at her residence while she was feeding her 17-month-old grandson, Dennis Sheets said.
"Anyone who knows us knows this isn't what we do," he said. "My wife's not a bank robber."
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Internet picture of girl naked in Nebraska bar may land her in jail
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It wasn't the fact that Melissa J. Harrington appeared naked on the Internet that got her in trouble with police. It was where she got naked.
The 21-year-old Web designer was busted for violating Lincoln's public nudity ordinance by posting pictures on her Web site that apparently showed her naked in a downtown bar.
"It's unlawful to be naked in public in Lincoln," said Police Chief Tom Casady.
Casady said it was obvious to him that the photos were taken inside the Marz Intergalactic Shrimp and Martini Bar.
The owner of the bar, Jerry Luth, told Omaha television station KETV he is extremely upset by the pictures and did not give Harrington permission to shoot the pictures at the bar.
Harrington was to be arraigned in Lancaster County Court on Jan 29. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $500 fine.
"They're not going to stop me from doing what I'm doing. I enjoy what I do and they really don't have any grounds now" to prosecute the case, she said.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It wasn't the fact that Melissa J. Harrington appeared naked on the Internet that got her in trouble with police. It was where she got naked.
The 21-year-old Web designer was busted for violating Lincoln's public nudity ordinance by posting pictures on her Web site that apparently showed her naked in a downtown bar.
"It's unlawful to be naked in public in Lincoln," said Police Chief Tom Casady.
Casady said it was obvious to him that the photos were taken inside the Marz Intergalactic Shrimp and Martini Bar.
The owner of the bar, Jerry Luth, told Omaha television station KETV he is extremely upset by the pictures and did not give Harrington permission to shoot the pictures at the bar.
Harrington was to be arraigned in Lancaster County Court on Jan 29. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $500 fine.
"They're not going to stop me from doing what I'm doing. I enjoy what I do and they really don't have any grounds now" to prosecute the case, she said.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Court TV) — A Nebraska football player was arrested on marijuana possession and other charges following the Cornhuskers' 17-3 win over Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl.
Grant Mulkey, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman receiver, also was charged on Dec. 29 with resisting arrest and evading arrest, according to police.
In addition, Mulkey was issued a citation for failing to identify himself to officers who took him into custody after a brief struggle in downtown San Antonio.
Police said officers responded to a call at about 2 a.m. regarding an altercation near the city's Riverwalk tourist district.
Witnesses told officers a group of young men was harassing women, and they pointed out Mulkey as the instigator, according to the police report.
When police searched Mulkey, they allegedly found a plastic bag containing a small amount of marijuana.
The search also produced a Nebraska University student identification card bearing another person's name. Mulkey initially told police that the card was his, but he later gave his Texas driver license with his correct identity.
Mulkey, who was released on bond, did not play in the bowl game.
Grant Mulkey, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman receiver, also was charged on Dec. 29 with resisting arrest and evading arrest, according to police.
In addition, Mulkey was issued a citation for failing to identify himself to officers who took him into custody after a brief struggle in downtown San Antonio.
Police said officers responded to a call at about 2 a.m. regarding an altercation near the city's Riverwalk tourist district.
Witnesses told officers a group of young men was harassing women, and they pointed out Mulkey as the instigator, according to the police report.
When police searched Mulkey, they allegedly found a plastic bag containing a small amount of marijuana.
The search also produced a Nebraska University student identification card bearing another person's name. Mulkey initially told police that the card was his, but he later gave his Texas driver license with his correct identity.
Mulkey, who was released on bond, did not play in the bowl game.
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Phone tirade lands woman on probation
DECATUR, Ga. (Court TV) — A telephone hold button is a terrible thing to waste.
Just ask Venus Taylor, 55, who probably wishes she had pushed one now that she has been sentenced to six years probation for a telephone tirade against her teenage granddaughter that was somehow tape-recorded by a local radio station.
Taylor pleaded guilty on Jan. 5 to child cruelty, even though there was no evidence that she physically abused her three grandchildren. Taylor's case was a rare instance of someone being prosecuted for verbal abuse, according to local authorities.
Taylor was arrested in November 2002 after radio station WALR-FM gave police a tape of a phone call in which Taylor is heard screaming at a wailing child. The child turned out to be Taylor's then-13-year-old granddaughter. It is not clear how the call was placed to the radio station but police were able to trace it to Taylor's home.
The tape continued for several minutes but Taylor's granddaughter told authorities it was actually just a portion of a rant that lasted 15 minutes. Tayor can be heard using foul language, threatening the child, and saying she wished the child had been left in a foster home.
During her sentencing, Taylor expressed remorse and told Dekalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger that through counseling she had come to realize that she was raised in an abusive home and had mimicked that behavior toward her grandchildren.
DECATUR, Ga. (Court TV) — A telephone hold button is a terrible thing to waste.
Just ask Venus Taylor, 55, who probably wishes she had pushed one now that she has been sentenced to six years probation for a telephone tirade against her teenage granddaughter that was somehow tape-recorded by a local radio station.
Taylor pleaded guilty on Jan. 5 to child cruelty, even though there was no evidence that she physically abused her three grandchildren. Taylor's case was a rare instance of someone being prosecuted for verbal abuse, according to local authorities.
Taylor was arrested in November 2002 after radio station WALR-FM gave police a tape of a phone call in which Taylor is heard screaming at a wailing child. The child turned out to be Taylor's then-13-year-old granddaughter. It is not clear how the call was placed to the radio station but police were able to trace it to Taylor's home.
The tape continued for several minutes but Taylor's granddaughter told authorities it was actually just a portion of a rant that lasted 15 minutes. Tayor can be heard using foul language, threatening the child, and saying she wished the child had been left in a foster home.
During her sentencing, Taylor expressed remorse and told Dekalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger that through counseling she had come to realize that she was raised in an abusive home and had mimicked that behavior toward her grandchildren.
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Man's generosity leads to arrest
COLONIE, N.Y. (Court TV) — A generous tip didn't pay off for a suspected bank robber.
A keen cabbie became suspicious after Robert D. Pratt handed him $170 for a short trip from a bank to a local shopping mall.
The driver had picked up Pratt, 32, at the Red Carpet Inn hotel on the morning of Jan. 6. Pratt's first stop was the Charter One Bank, where he had the cab wait for him outside.
Inside the bank, authorities believe Pratt handed a note to a teller demanding money and threatening to detonate a bomb. The teller allegedly handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the Colonie police department.
Perhaps looking to spend some of his new cash, Pratt asked the American Transportation taxi driver to give him a lift to the Latham Circle Mall. Pratt handed over $170 for the short ride. The cabbie apparently was tipped off by the generous gratuity.
After dropping off Pratt, the driver noticed state and local police cars heading to the bank. The driver gave officers a description of Pratt 5-feet-2, slim, wearing a tan knit cap and a dark jacket, police said.
Less than an hour after the holdup, Pratt was arrested without incident as he strolled through the mall, according to police. He faces felony charges of first-degree robbery and third-degree larceny.
COLONIE, N.Y. (Court TV) — A generous tip didn't pay off for a suspected bank robber.
A keen cabbie became suspicious after Robert D. Pratt handed him $170 for a short trip from a bank to a local shopping mall.
The driver had picked up Pratt, 32, at the Red Carpet Inn hotel on the morning of Jan. 6. Pratt's first stop was the Charter One Bank, where he had the cab wait for him outside.
Inside the bank, authorities believe Pratt handed a note to a teller demanding money and threatening to detonate a bomb. The teller allegedly handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the Colonie police department.
Perhaps looking to spend some of his new cash, Pratt asked the American Transportation taxi driver to give him a lift to the Latham Circle Mall. Pratt handed over $170 for the short ride. The cabbie apparently was tipped off by the generous gratuity.
After dropping off Pratt, the driver noticed state and local police cars heading to the bank. The driver gave officers a description of Pratt 5-feet-2, slim, wearing a tan knit cap and a dark jacket, police said.
Less than an hour after the holdup, Pratt was arrested without incident as he strolled through the mall, according to police. He faces felony charges of first-degree robbery and third-degree larceny.
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Suspect leaves behind all the clues
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Court TV) — It doesn't get much easier for Kern County authorities.
When he discarded his disguise, armed robbery suspect James Paul Egan, 21, also discarded a jail identification card bearing his photograph, date of birth and a previous jail booking number.
Kern County sheriff's deputies received a report of an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store on the morning of Jan. 4. The store clerk said the suspect was wearing a blue bandana around his face and witnesses reported that after the holdup the man ran through the back yard of a house near the store.
In that yard police reportedly found a discarded jacket, a .357-caliber Magnum handgun, a blue bandana, a pair of gloves and a knit hat. And inside the jacket pocket police allegedly found Egan's jail property identification card. The clerk reportedly confirmed that the clothes matched those worn by the robber.
Deputies reportedly found Egan hiding in the attic of his Bakersfield home, where he was arrested. He apparently had tried to disguise himself yet again by shaving his head. His hair was found in a kitchen trash can.
Egan is due back in Kern County court on Jan. 16.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Court TV) — It doesn't get much easier for Kern County authorities.
When he discarded his disguise, armed robbery suspect James Paul Egan, 21, also discarded a jail identification card bearing his photograph, date of birth and a previous jail booking number.
Kern County sheriff's deputies received a report of an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store on the morning of Jan. 4. The store clerk said the suspect was wearing a blue bandana around his face and witnesses reported that after the holdup the man ran through the back yard of a house near the store.
In that yard police reportedly found a discarded jacket, a .357-caliber Magnum handgun, a blue bandana, a pair of gloves and a knit hat. And inside the jacket pocket police allegedly found Egan's jail property identification card. The clerk reportedly confirmed that the clothes matched those worn by the robber.
Deputies reportedly found Egan hiding in the attic of his Bakersfield home, where he was arrested. He apparently had tried to disguise himself yet again by shaving his head. His hair was found in a kitchen trash can.
Egan is due back in Kern County court on Jan. 16.
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Divers feed champagne to a fresh water pike in a lake near Opole, Poland January 1, 2004. Three Polish divers face a police investigation 8 for possible illegal fishing and animal abuse during an outdoor New Year's party. 'They may have committed offenses of poaching and maltreating a fish,' said Maria Niedziolka of the National Fishing Authority, which notified police of the incident. (Nowa Trybuna Opolska/Reuters - Handout)
Divers feed champagne to a fresh water pike in a lake near Opole, Poland January 1, 2004. Three Polish divers face a police investigation 8 for possible illegal fishing and animal abuse during an outdoor New Year's party. 'They may have committed offenses of poaching and maltreating a fish,' said Maria Niedziolka of the National Fishing Authority, which notified police of the incident. (Nowa Trybuna Opolska/Reuters - Handout)
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Alleged bank robber arrested in liquor store hours after heist
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — A man robbed a bank, then took a cab to a liquor store, where he got drunk before he was arrested two hours later, police said.
William F. Nutley, 56, was picked up trying to leave through the back door of the liquor store, Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety Sgt. Mike Fowler said.
Nutley had robbed a Bank of America branch Tuesday by telling a teller that he had an accomplice who would shoot her if she did not give him money, Fowler said.
He then walked across the street to wait for a taxi to take him about 10 miles to the New Smyrna Beach liquor store where police found him and a portion of the stolen money, Fowler said. Police would not say how much was stolen.
Nutley was charged with robbery.
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — A man robbed a bank, then took a cab to a liquor store, where he got drunk before he was arrested two hours later, police said.
William F. Nutley, 56, was picked up trying to leave through the back door of the liquor store, Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety Sgt. Mike Fowler said.
Nutley had robbed a Bank of America branch Tuesday by telling a teller that he had an accomplice who would shoot her if she did not give him money, Fowler said.
He then walked across the street to wait for a taxi to take him about 10 miles to the New Smyrna Beach liquor store where police found him and a portion of the stolen money, Fowler said. Police would not say how much was stolen.
Nutley was charged with robbery.
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Ex-Boise Mayor sentenced for using public funds for trips, entertainment
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Mayor Brent Coles was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday for misusing public money after admitting he used taxpayer dollars to pay for trips and entertainment.
Coles, formerly president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, resigned as Boise's mayor last February amid a scandal that brought almost daily reports of misdeeds by staffers in his office.
He admitted filing a false reimbursement expense for tickets to a Broadway show in New York City in fall of 2002. Coles also pleaded guilty to misusing public money on a 1999 trip for air fare, lodging, meals and car rental.
Judge Thomas Neville told Coles that his two felony convictions will be erased from his record if he completes the three-year probation period successfully.
"It is an opportunity for you to do right by your family, by the community," Neville said.
Coles, 51, will also be prohibited from holding public office.
I was elected by the citizens of this city to do the right thing every day," Coles said in court. "I broke that trust and I know it."
Coles' chief of staff, Gary Lyman, has also admitted misusing public money and illegally taping executive sessions of the city council and is awaiting sentencing.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Mayor Brent Coles was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday for misusing public money after admitting he used taxpayer dollars to pay for trips and entertainment.
Coles, formerly president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, resigned as Boise's mayor last February amid a scandal that brought almost daily reports of misdeeds by staffers in his office.
He admitted filing a false reimbursement expense for tickets to a Broadway show in New York City in fall of 2002. Coles also pleaded guilty to misusing public money on a 1999 trip for air fare, lodging, meals and car rental.
Judge Thomas Neville told Coles that his two felony convictions will be erased from his record if he completes the three-year probation period successfully.
"It is an opportunity for you to do right by your family, by the community," Neville said.
Coles, 51, will also be prohibited from holding public office.
I was elected by the citizens of this city to do the right thing every day," Coles said in court. "I broke that trust and I know it."
Coles' chief of staff, Gary Lyman, has also admitted misusing public money and illegally taping executive sessions of the city council and is awaiting sentencing.
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Neighbor faces prison for taking care of dog
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Court TV) — Pet lover or prowler? In the case of dog enthusiast Sharon Pezzuti, it depends on who you ask.
Authorities this week charged Pezzuti, 42, with receiving stolen property for allegedly harboring Blue -- her neighbor's black-and-tan Husky-Rottweiler mix. This follows a November citation for criminal trespass after a similar unwanted dog-sitting session.
But according to Pezzuti, the only thing she is guilty of is loving animals too much.
She does not deny housing and feeding the dogs, but claims that she did not take them. Rather, she argued that the dog broke free and came to her house on its own.
Once there, she reportedly noticed that the dog had ice hanging from its face, and its eyes were bloodshot. Pezzuti says she decided to take it in to protect it from the weather.
The dog's owner, Lamar McGrantham, has objected to Pezzuti's active role in Blue's life. According to a police report, McGrantham reported the dog missing last week and called police. He told them he suspected Pezzuti had the dog.
After knocking at Pezzuti's door to no avail, Patrolman Richard Swawola reportedly noticed a dog in her basement fitting Blue's description.
Pezzuti has previously complained to the SPCA about McGrantham's care of the dog, which is kept chained up outdoors, even when temperatures dip into the single digits, as they did last week.
The animal protection agency reportedly responded that it could not compel an owner to bring the dog inside as long as it has shelter. Blue has a dog house, which was reportedly paid for by Pezzuti.
Pezzuti, an avowed animal lover with several pets of her own, reportedly plans to fight the criminal charges that could land her in prison for up to two years.
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Court TV) — Pet lover or prowler? In the case of dog enthusiast Sharon Pezzuti, it depends on who you ask.
Authorities this week charged Pezzuti, 42, with receiving stolen property for allegedly harboring Blue -- her neighbor's black-and-tan Husky-Rottweiler mix. This follows a November citation for criminal trespass after a similar unwanted dog-sitting session.
But according to Pezzuti, the only thing she is guilty of is loving animals too much.
She does not deny housing and feeding the dogs, but claims that she did not take them. Rather, she argued that the dog broke free and came to her house on its own.
Once there, she reportedly noticed that the dog had ice hanging from its face, and its eyes were bloodshot. Pezzuti says she decided to take it in to protect it from the weather.
The dog's owner, Lamar McGrantham, has objected to Pezzuti's active role in Blue's life. According to a police report, McGrantham reported the dog missing last week and called police. He told them he suspected Pezzuti had the dog.
After knocking at Pezzuti's door to no avail, Patrolman Richard Swawola reportedly noticed a dog in her basement fitting Blue's description.
Pezzuti has previously complained to the SPCA about McGrantham's care of the dog, which is kept chained up outdoors, even when temperatures dip into the single digits, as they did last week.
The animal protection agency reportedly responded that it could not compel an owner to bring the dog inside as long as it has shelter. Blue has a dog house, which was reportedly paid for by Pezzuti.
Pezzuti, an avowed animal lover with several pets of her own, reportedly plans to fight the criminal charges that could land her in prison for up to two years.
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Fleeing driver makes wrong turn into police station
TOLEDO, Ohio (Court TV) — It was a bizarre "drag" race until police caught up with Sandy Long.
Long, 55, was arraigned last week in Toledo Municipal Court after a routine traffic stop touched off a low-speed chase that ended when the cross-dressing driver took a wrong turn and ended up outside police headquarters.
The incident began shortly before 10 p.m. on Jan. 7, when Toledo Police Officers Rick Fisher and Paul Toth reportedly spotted a Ford Taurus weaving on the road.
The officers stopped the driver, who allegedly responded, "I am not going to jail. You will have to kill me first," according to police.
Dressed in women's clothes, high-heeled shoes and a wig, Long reportedly threw the Taurus into drive and took off - albeit at speeds often below the legal limit.
For the next 45 minutes, he wound through the streets of Toledo. At one point he got onto the highway and left the jurisdiction, only to return about 20 minutes later.
With at least two cars tailing him and several police agencies monitoring the chase, Long took a turn for the worst. He inadvertently pulled in front of police headquarters during a shift change, which meant North Erie Street was teeming with officers leaving for the night.
Long slowed down, allowing officers to break his car's windows, unlock its doors, put the car in park, and take him into custody. He was charged with fleeing and eluding, failing to comply with police orders, and several traffic violations.
Had Long not taken officers for a ride, he would have merely faced a summons to appear in court. Instead, he was booked into jail and could face additional time.
TOLEDO, Ohio (Court TV) — It was a bizarre "drag" race until police caught up with Sandy Long.
Long, 55, was arraigned last week in Toledo Municipal Court after a routine traffic stop touched off a low-speed chase that ended when the cross-dressing driver took a wrong turn and ended up outside police headquarters.
The incident began shortly before 10 p.m. on Jan. 7, when Toledo Police Officers Rick Fisher and Paul Toth reportedly spotted a Ford Taurus weaving on the road.
The officers stopped the driver, who allegedly responded, "I am not going to jail. You will have to kill me first," according to police.
Dressed in women's clothes, high-heeled shoes and a wig, Long reportedly threw the Taurus into drive and took off - albeit at speeds often below the legal limit.
For the next 45 minutes, he wound through the streets of Toledo. At one point he got onto the highway and left the jurisdiction, only to return about 20 minutes later.
With at least two cars tailing him and several police agencies monitoring the chase, Long took a turn for the worst. He inadvertently pulled in front of police headquarters during a shift change, which meant North Erie Street was teeming with officers leaving for the night.
Long slowed down, allowing officers to break his car's windows, unlock its doors, put the car in park, and take him into custody. He was charged with fleeing and eluding, failing to comply with police orders, and several traffic violations.
Had Long not taken officers for a ride, he would have merely faced a summons to appear in court. Instead, he was booked into jail and could face additional time.
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Car's painting lands mom in hot water
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Court TV) — A kinky car has a mom facing felony charges.
Erica Meredith, 25, faces three years in prison for allegedly driving a 1976 Buick emblazoned with an airbrushed image of a nude female stripper to school to pick up her 8-year-old daughter.
Marion County prosecutors charged Meredith with disseminating matter harmful to minors.
The 3-by-5-foot painting on the car trunk reportedly shows a naked woman hanging on a pole as two men, one smoking a cigar, look on from the audience. The woman's breasts and pubic area are visible in the airbrushed image.
Police reportedly saw the painting when they stopped Meredith for driving with a broken taillight. She reportedly told police that the car is registered to her, but belongs to her boyfriend, Keyon Johnson, who believes the trunk painting is art.
Authorities say the racy ride was inappropriate for Meredith's children and other studetns at the elementary school. Meredith reportedly claimed that because her own car's transmission was not working she used her boyfriend's car to pick up her daughter.
A pretrial hearing in the case is set for Feb. 19 in Marion County Superior Court.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Court TV) — A kinky car has a mom facing felony charges.
Erica Meredith, 25, faces three years in prison for allegedly driving a 1976 Buick emblazoned with an airbrushed image of a nude female stripper to school to pick up her 8-year-old daughter.
Marion County prosecutors charged Meredith with disseminating matter harmful to minors.
The 3-by-5-foot painting on the car trunk reportedly shows a naked woman hanging on a pole as two men, one smoking a cigar, look on from the audience. The woman's breasts and pubic area are visible in the airbrushed image.
Police reportedly saw the painting when they stopped Meredith for driving with a broken taillight. She reportedly told police that the car is registered to her, but belongs to her boyfriend, Keyon Johnson, who believes the trunk painting is art.
Authorities say the racy ride was inappropriate for Meredith's children and other studetns at the elementary school. Meredith reportedly claimed that because her own car's transmission was not working she used her boyfriend's car to pick up her daughter.
A pretrial hearing in the case is set for Feb. 19 in Marion County Superior Court.
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Elderly man indicted of treasure hunting at Valley Forge
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old man who went treasure hunting with a metal detector at Valley Forge National Historical Park has been indicted on charges of illegally unearthing Revolutionary War artifacts, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Alfred Lucien, of Port Chester, N.Y., was on vacation 3 1/2 years ago when he decided to forage for trinkets in the park where George Washington's ragged army camped in the winter of 1778 and 1779, his wife, Ruth, said in a telephone interview.
"He was working away and having a ball, and they arrested him," she said. "There were no signs. There was nothing in the park that said you couldn't dig."
Prosecutors said Lucien's roughly 20 small holes disturbed an archaeological site. His findings, they said, included a musket ball, the buckle of a cartridge belt, a two-piece locket, a brass stud and a pewter button believed to be the only surviving one of its kind.
The case had been inactive, but prosecutors persuaded a federal grand jury to indict Lucien last month on a charge of theft in violation of the archaeological resources protection act -- a felony that could carry jail time and a hefty fine.
Ruth Lucien said her husband has since suffered a stroke and can no longer speak.
"What they want from him now, I don't know," she said.
In a separate case, authorities charged Jeffrey Koenisburg, 41, of Huntington Valley, with digging up three hand-crafted nails last August from a site within the park where a blacksmith's shop once stood.
The nails are estimated to be worth less than $500. Koenisburg did not have a listed telephone number in Huntington Valley.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old man who went treasure hunting with a metal detector at Valley Forge National Historical Park has been indicted on charges of illegally unearthing Revolutionary War artifacts, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Alfred Lucien, of Port Chester, N.Y., was on vacation 3 1/2 years ago when he decided to forage for trinkets in the park where George Washington's ragged army camped in the winter of 1778 and 1779, his wife, Ruth, said in a telephone interview.
"He was working away and having a ball, and they arrested him," she said. "There were no signs. There was nothing in the park that said you couldn't dig."
Prosecutors said Lucien's roughly 20 small holes disturbed an archaeological site. His findings, they said, included a musket ball, the buckle of a cartridge belt, a two-piece locket, a brass stud and a pewter button believed to be the only surviving one of its kind.
The case had been inactive, but prosecutors persuaded a federal grand jury to indict Lucien last month on a charge of theft in violation of the archaeological resources protection act -- a felony that could carry jail time and a hefty fine.
Ruth Lucien said her husband has since suffered a stroke and can no longer speak.
"What they want from him now, I don't know," she said.
In a separate case, authorities charged Jeffrey Koenisburg, 41, of Huntington Valley, with digging up three hand-crafted nails last August from a site within the park where a blacksmith's shop once stood.
The nails are estimated to be worth less than $500. Koenisburg did not have a listed telephone number in Huntington Valley.
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HOW DO YOU DEFINE LOSER? Oregon state minimum-security prison inmate Jason Hayes, 29, was doing his assigned job when he noticed the guards were looking the other way. "He just walked," a prison spokeswoman says, making an escape. After walking for half an hour he passed by the state Department of Corrections headquarters building in Salem. As it happened, a DoC employee was getting into her car and noticed his prison uniform. Her job: chasing down escaped fugitives. She confronted Hayes and he ran, jumping over a barbed-wire-topped fence -- landing in the middle of a training exercise for the police SWAT team. He was quickly arrested. (Portland Oregonian) ..."Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." --Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), American author.
A CHILI RECEPTION: When Larry Eastep couldn't go to Terlingua, Texas, to compete in a chili cook-off, his brother, Don, 64, went instead. Don wasn't a chili chef, but he enjoyed the event anyway. As he went around from booth to booth to sample the various entries, he put a spoonful of each cook's effort into a pot and, at the end, submitted the mix as his entry in the competition. He won. Eastep was too stunned to protest. "I was afraid if I would have said something at the time, a Texas lynch mob would have come after me," he said later. Other cooks protested, since they didn't see Eastep cooking, so he quickly 'fessed up and turned the trophy over to the runner-up. Judge Tom Nall called Eastep a "rotten, no-good scoundrel" who is banned from future competitions. (Washington
Post) ...Nobody likes a winner.
LOOK ... BEHIND ... YOU: "Many Women at Risk of Being Murdered Don't Know It" -- Reuters headline
A CHILI RECEPTION: When Larry Eastep couldn't go to Terlingua, Texas, to compete in a chili cook-off, his brother, Don, 64, went instead. Don wasn't a chili chef, but he enjoyed the event anyway. As he went around from booth to booth to sample the various entries, he put a spoonful of each cook's effort into a pot and, at the end, submitted the mix as his entry in the competition. He won. Eastep was too stunned to protest. "I was afraid if I would have said something at the time, a Texas lynch mob would have come after me," he said later. Other cooks protested, since they didn't see Eastep cooking, so he quickly 'fessed up and turned the trophy over to the runner-up. Judge Tom Nall called Eastep a "rotten, no-good scoundrel" who is banned from future competitions. (Washington
Post) ...Nobody likes a winner.
LOOK ... BEHIND ... YOU: "Many Women at Risk of Being Murdered Don't Know It" -- Reuters headline
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Pink underwear reveals escaped convict
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — This inmate might do well to find himself another nickname.
For the second time in a year, Keith "Lucky" Stratton tried to escape from a work crew — only to be collared under humiliating circumstances.
On Tuesday, the Multnomah County jail inmate doing time for auto theft jumped from a truck carrying a prisoner work crew through Portland's Parkrose neighborhood to Sauvie Island.
He threw open the door, did a barrel roll out and took off, said Multnomah County sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Bryant, the work crew supervisor.
Last April, the 32-year-old inmate escaped from a community transition program. Police found him hiding under a pile of dirty clothes and blankets in an apartment.
They spotted his feet poking out from under the pile.
This time around, it was the jail-issue pink underwear that gave him away. Someone called 9-1-1 and reported seeing a suspicious-looking man with pink underwear running behind a furniture store.
"The inmate was wearing brown work crew pants, but apparently they kept falling down," said sheriff's Lt. Michael Shults.
Stratton was still having trouble keeping his pants up when officers cornered him.
He was tackled, screaming, after refusing to surrender, Shults said.
Deputies were mystified as to why Stratton would flee, since he was to be released May 2 and now may face substantially more jail time for the escape.
Shults had one possible explanation: It was Stratton's birthday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — This inmate might do well to find himself another nickname.
For the second time in a year, Keith "Lucky" Stratton tried to escape from a work crew — only to be collared under humiliating circumstances.
On Tuesday, the Multnomah County jail inmate doing time for auto theft jumped from a truck carrying a prisoner work crew through Portland's Parkrose neighborhood to Sauvie Island.
He threw open the door, did a barrel roll out and took off, said Multnomah County sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Bryant, the work crew supervisor.
Last April, the 32-year-old inmate escaped from a community transition program. Police found him hiding under a pile of dirty clothes and blankets in an apartment.
They spotted his feet poking out from under the pile.
This time around, it was the jail-issue pink underwear that gave him away. Someone called 9-1-1 and reported seeing a suspicious-looking man with pink underwear running behind a furniture store.
"The inmate was wearing brown work crew pants, but apparently they kept falling down," said sheriff's Lt. Michael Shults.
Stratton was still having trouble keeping his pants up when officers cornered him.
He was tackled, screaming, after refusing to surrender, Shults said.
Deputies were mystified as to why Stratton would flee, since he was to be released May 2 and now may face substantially more jail time for the escape.
Shults had one possible explanation: It was Stratton's birthday.
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Suspect arrested after going back to get robbery note
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. — A suspected bank robber was collared after he reportedly returned to the scene of the crime to retrieve his note.
Eugene D. Golden, 36, allegedly taped a note the Community Bank drive-through window last week demanding cash otherwise a bomb would be detonated.
Clad in a hooded sweatshirt and baseball cap, Golden reportedly made off with more than $21,000 and fled the scene in a green car, according to police. However, he apparently made the mistake of returning.
With police on the lookout for his car, Golden returned and parked a short distance from the bank and walked to retrieve the note he had left hanging on the drive-through window.
Patrolman Blaine Ritchie saw a man walk up to the window and remove the note. When instructed to stop, the man fled and was pursued on foot by Patrolman K.L. Hornbeck, according to police.
The man, later identified as Golden, was caught trying to get into a light-green Daewoo Leganza car that was identified as the getaway car in the robbery.
A search of the car yielded a brown bag full of money and clothing matching the description of what the robbery suspect was wearing, according to police.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. — A suspected bank robber was collared after he reportedly returned to the scene of the crime to retrieve his note.
Eugene D. Golden, 36, allegedly taped a note the Community Bank drive-through window last week demanding cash otherwise a bomb would be detonated.
Clad in a hooded sweatshirt and baseball cap, Golden reportedly made off with more than $21,000 and fled the scene in a green car, according to police. However, he apparently made the mistake of returning.
With police on the lookout for his car, Golden returned and parked a short distance from the bank and walked to retrieve the note he had left hanging on the drive-through window.
Patrolman Blaine Ritchie saw a man walk up to the window and remove the note. When instructed to stop, the man fled and was pursued on foot by Patrolman K.L. Hornbeck, according to police.
The man, later identified as Golden, was caught trying to get into a light-green Daewoo Leganza car that was identified as the getaway car in the robbery.
A search of the car yielded a brown bag full of money and clothing matching the description of what the robbery suspect was wearing, according to police.
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