Maybe Illinois attorney Marvin Gerstein will now keep his temper in check … and trim his bushes. As stated by the Supreme Court of Illinois: On or about June 15, 2005, Respondent [Mr. Gerstein] received a Notice of Public Nuisance signed by Jason Arrasmith, an Environmental Control Officer for the…
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Nicely Done, Your Honor
I gotta say, I really like the way Springdale District Court Judge Stanley Ludwig handled this one. Here’s what happened, as reported in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette: The alleged victim had accused his wife of beating him, Ludwig said. Ludwig said he found the woman innocent, believing the man’s injuries…
With A “Friend” Like This …
Former Labour MP Helen Clark (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) is in the soup for some things she allegedly said to a barmaid. You know things are probably not going well when your “friend” testifies … “I felt she had had a lot to drink. I felt she was out of control. In…
Dude Gets A Night In Jail For A T-Shirt – Really
Okay, so what did it say? I don’t know! This dude appeared before McCracken (Kentucky) District Judge Chris Hollowell wearing an “inappropriate” t-shirt. (James Hinman was in court on a contempt charge for failing to pay a traffic fine.) Said hardcore criminal Hinman: “The shirt isn’t really obscene, but it…
Belt Buckle In Court Said What?
Well, the bailiffs told reporter Mike Longaecker (of The Republican Eagle) that the message on the woman’s flashing belt buckle read “fuck you.” Shazam! Why? Per Mr. Longaecker: While the attorney for a suspected Red Wing murder accomplice argued for his client’s release, a supporter of the suspect had a…
Not A Good Way To Beckon In The New Year
If it sounds really crazy, it’s usually true. As reported by the Los Angeles Times: A 28-year-old man pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty in a bizarre New Year’s Eve incident in which he leaped off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge with an Oceanside police dog biting…
It’s Hard To Believe These Fellas Were Caught
So check out these fellas, as reported by The Arkansas Times: Worst dillweeds: Several people were arrested in April and charged in a series of burglaries in the Hillcrest section of west Little Rock after they pawned a digital camera that contained pictures of them displaying and bragging about all…
My Weed? Why Would You Think That?
Talk about really bad timing (or being really stoned – or both), as reported by The Maryland Coast Dispatch [Ocean City]: On Monday evening, an OCPD officer was in the Liquor Mart on 18th Street investigating a theft when he observed a female standing at the counter paying for her…
The Darjeeling Express – “Kidnapper” Flees India
Actually, it would be “bugnapper.” As reported in The South Asian Post: SILIGURI, India – A Czech national who was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court for collecting rare insects from a national park in Darjeeling has fled India after jumping bail. Entomologist Emil Kuchera left India by…
Not The Best Way To Treat Your Tenants …
What did the Landlord allegedly do? He crashed his Hummer into their – um, his – house! At about 2:30 a.m.! As reported by delawareonline: According to New Castle County police, the tenants, a 50-year-old man and his 53-year-old wife, awoke around 2:30 a.m. to a loud crash at their…