Aitabdel Salem spent five months in jail, waiting for someone to come up with the money to post bond. Little did he know that he could have walked for less than the […]
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Seeing Friends for the Holidays
Christmas brings an understandable desire to see old friends. For that reason, you might sympathize with Patrick Rempe, who just wanted to see his buddies before the holidays. Of course, his buddies […]
Three Lawyers Found This Client to Be a Pain in the Neck
Josh Monson was facing trial for murder and drug charges in 2011 in Everett, Washington. Apparently unsatisfied with his defense attorney, Monson stabbed him in the neck with a pencil. That lawyer […]
Would You Like Your Coffee with Cream, Sugar, or Urine?
In March 2009 James Carroll Butler found that working with his co-worker, Michael Utz, was more than he could handle. Butler collected urine from the toilet and poured it into Utz’s coffee. […]
NOTICE: Do Not Call 911 for a Ride to the Store
There are pros and cons to public transportation, but it is good advice for everyone to consider all the costs before calling for a ride. Kurt Smith was arrested in December 2014 […]
Some People Just Aren’t Good With Animals
Benjamin Herman Siegel of southern Florida was arrested in January, 2015 and charged with battery and cruelty to animals after allegedly striking employees with a bearded dragon and putting the bearded dragon […]
I Have a Banana, And I’m Not Afraid to Use It!
Nathan Channing was arrested after pointing a banana at two Mesa County, Colorado Sheriff’s deputies, both of whom thought it was a gun. Under the category of “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction,” […]
It Goes Without Saying that This Guy Isn’t a Partical Physicist
In September 2012, David Weber, a 53-year-old homeless man from Miami Beach, Florida, broke into a car, stole a credit card and then tried to use it to buy a beer — […]
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