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Updated: 11-22-2009
 

Archive for June 26th, 2009

Bickering Tenn. couple nabbed on assault charges have unusual choice of alleged weapon: Cheetos

Friday, June 26th, 2009

cheetoI sure wish every argument ended with this kind of assualt or better yet let’s use Doritos.  So when you report have you been arrested on employment forms, what do you write “Assualt by Cheetos?”

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Department said a 40-year-old man and 44-year-old woman became involved in a ‘verbal altercation.’ Somehow, the orange puffy snacks were used in the assault. Deputies said they were charged with domestic assault. No one was hurt. According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, both posted bond of $2,500. Information from: Shelbyville Times-Gazette, http://www.t-g.com

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Arkansas man accused of smuggling marijuana in a casket.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Well this seems fitting after all there are a lot of ‘Dead Heads’ out there waiting for supplies.

weedDALLAS (AP) — A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas.

William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat violations.

Dallas police say Crock was arrested Wednesday when bundles of marijuana were discovered under the casket’s cover and pillow.

Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse (JAN’-see) told said the van turned up during surveillance on a suspected drug house. Police stopped the van in Mesquite, after noticing Crock not wearing a seat belt. Officers also said he allegedly ran a red light and did an improper lane change.

A drug-sniffing dog alerted officers to the casket in the van.

The online records of the Lew Sterrett Justice Center had no listing for an attorney for Crock.

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