Tag: General Criminals

71 Year Old Indiana Man Pistol Whips Friend Over Bruno Mars Song

I always knew Bruno had the hits but this guy took it literally! For some reason the song blame it on the a-a-a-a-ALCOHOL comes to mind.

FOX 5 SAN DIEGO — An Indiana man was arrested for battery and criminal recklessness after an argument over whether a song was by Bruno Mars led to him hitting a friend in the face with a pistol and the weapon firing.

Roger [Last Name Withheld], 71, was charged with battery with injury and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, both Level 6 felonies.

According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Department report, Roger and two other friends broke out in an argument late Friday night over whether a song was performed by Bruno Mars. The victim said Washburn then pulled out a .38 revolver and struck him in the forearm and right cheek.

The revolver reportedly went off when it made contact with the victim’s face, but no one was hit. The victim left and reported the incident to police a few hours later.

According to the police report, the victim had “a small gouge on his right cheek, blood on his pants, shirt and a red abrasion on his right forearm.” The victim did not seek medical attention.

When confronted by police, Roger allegedly admitted to striking his friend with the pistol after the argument over the unknown song.

Hustlers, what would you have done?

Florida Man Gets 20 Years for Stealing Cigarettes

ABC NEWS – A Florida man who stole $600 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison.

A jury in Pensacola convicted 48-year-old Robert Spellman of burglary and grand theft in August. Authorities say Spellman took 10 cartons of cigarettes from a stock room in the store manager’s office last December. He was sentenced Friday.

The Pensacola News Journal reports that Spellman had 14 felony and 31 misdemeanor convictions prior to the cigarette theft, which qualified him as a habitual felony offender. That led to the lengthy 20-year prison sentence imposed Friday by an Escambia County judge.

Damn! 20 years?! This case reminds me of the 3-Strikes Law in the 90s. Critics argued that the law was directly responsible for the mass incarceration of minorities, especially black men. To me, 20 years for $600 worth cigarettes is a bit extreme, but then again I am not familiar with his priors.

Hustlers, do you think this man should have been put away 20 years for this crime? I’m sure he wished he had those cartons in prison. I hear those things are golden in the bing.

Sound off in the comments!

Cali Man Opens Fire Over Sold Out Ice Cube Concert; Gets Shot By Cops

Photo credit: Daily Star

A disgruntled concertgoer was shot by police outside a concert by Ice Cube at Del Mar racetrack in San Diego on Sunday night.

ABC NEWS– The San Diego Sheriff’s Homicide Unit said a man approached the ticket window at about 6:40 p.m. seeking entry to the show, but was told it was sold out. After getting into an argument, sheriff’s deputies responded and confronted the man.

The man pulled out “a silver-plated semi-automatic handgun” and fired into a crowd outside the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies returned fire, according to the sheriff’s office, and the man was struck.

The injured man was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in unknown condition, authorities said.

No one else was injured.

The Ice Cube concert went on as planned.