Defendant Richard Glawson can forget about jury sympathy. After the judge refused the prosecutor’s request to have Glawson shackled, he sucker-punched an elderly juror, then had to be pulled off of him. Sure, hindsight is 20/20. In this case, though, foresight should have been easy enough. Here’s what Glawson (see…
Seriously, you banned karaoke, Lilburn, Georgia? And it lasted 2 years? I’m guessing those lawmakers must have hated “Footloose.” All that dancing and music … As reported in The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Sing your hearts out, Lilburn. Now, it’s allowed. Two years after the city put the kibosh on karaoke…
Yes, a 2-year-old girl left a Hollywood Video store in New York with more than $1,000 of video games in her stroller! Sure, some might argue I should also mention that, per the Albany Times Union, Police said [the girl’s stepfather] Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 20, hid …[the] games in the…
For real. Apparently it wasn’t the first time Michael Rainey’s cat mistook neighbor Joseph Loflin’s yard for a litter box. As reported by Click2Houston.com: “‘Your cat has been back there defecating in my back yard,'” [former police officer] Loflin said he told his neighbor. “I used the slang word, the…
If you want your horse to race in North America, the name must be approved by the Jockey Club. Andy Hillis wanted to name his horse “Nutzapper” after hearing it used in a joke on the Tonight Show. So Hillis told the Jockey Club (as reported in Slate) that he…
So Kevin Costner was getting a massage at a hotel in Scotland. According to the masseuse, who later filed a claim of unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination, here’s a highlight: Throughout the massage he kept putting his hand underneath his towel but never kept it there long enough for me…
(For the uninitiated, that’s from Animal House.) I have no idea if Christopher Kelly is fat or stupid. I do know that on a recent night, he was incredibly drunk. Here are some highlights of his bender, as reported in This Is Lancashire: When the story of Christopher Kelly’s escapes…
Call Guinness Book. At least I’ve not read about an older streaker. As reported in the Irish Independent: Police in Duisburg, Germany are becoming rather irked with a serial streaker. They hauled him into court after he streaked during a girls’ football match. But they were rather surprised when, during…
As reported by The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, here is the story of Dr. John Geoffrey Limbert of Victoria, British Columbia: This family physician cared for a female patient for five years during which time she had two pregnancies. Subsequently, he established himself as a full-time sex…
Defendant Bruce Young (who was awaiting trial on federal drug charges) was pissed – twice! (blank-sucking little blank?). But he was not in court on the drug charges when the outbursts occurred. He was there on charges of attempted escape and conspiracy to commit escape. Per the court, “during proceedings…