Archive for October, 2011

Weird Criminal Law Stories 234

October 26th, 2011 by Leonard Birdsong


Sacramento, CA: They say Marvin Lane, who had served time for robbery at Folsom Prison in 2009, apparently felt homesick for the joint, according to corrections officials. He had been caught trying break into Folsom.  Corrections officials contend that a growing number of former inmates have been caught sneaking in with illegal presents for friends they left behind.  However, in Lane’s case he was found with no contraband on him.  His motive is still a mystery to officials.

No mystery. He needed three free hots and a cot…  There are no jobs out there.

CANADA: The mayor of a small town near Montreal had a 20 ton boulder dumped onto his ex-wife’s lawn.  Dany Larivere maintained

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October 19th, 2011 by Leonard Birdsong


Polk County, FL: Alexxis Anthony a 19 year old Polk State College undergraduate allegedly attempted to delay taking an exam by calling in a  bomb threat.  There was no bomb.  It is reported that Alexxis said  that she was trying to give herself more time to study.  She may be expelled.

She sounds too dumb to be in college.

Beatrice, NE: A woman who wanted to put off her probation hearing because she was drunk asked two of her friends to stab her.  They did. 

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October 12th, 2011 by Leonard Birdsong


BRAZIL: A Brazilian prison has devised a new low tech alarm system.  How? They bought a pair of geese.  The overcrowded Sobral prison has stationed the two geese outside in positions where they can make noise when they see someone trying to escape. The geese are also expected to start honking if they see gang violence.

Bet it won’t be long before their goose is cooked…

UKRAINE: The country of Ukraine has made it illegal to give bears vodka in taverns! The country’s environmental minister made it illegal to stop the common practice of

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October 5th, 2011 by Leonard Birdsong


Washington State: Here’s a real weird one. A Washington man out on bail in the shooting death of his teenage girlfriend was arrested again.  Why?  He dug up the girl’s tombstone and replaced it with another one listing his  own name.  James Radtke, 25, also spelled out her name in Taco Bell wrappers on the ground by the grave.