Ten Executions Gone Shockingly Wrong
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:07 am
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Tags: City Pages, Minnesota
Lunchtime reading from the Voice Media Empire: From the you-can't-make-this-stuff-up category, an Illinois man has been sentenced for a total crazy scheme involving the abduction of a lawyer, in which he reportedly planned to strap a fake bomb to him, steal all his money, electrocute him in a bathtub -- and try to blame it on a cat. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Cops lured Wilkins with an ad supposedly written by a dad who wanted his eleven year old deflowered -- and who suggested he bring a slushy for the girl. After the arrest, things got weird -- and then weirder. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: The things we do for love! One Missouri teenager last week allegedly embarked on a high-speed, dramatic chase with cops and once he was finally caught gave officials an adorable excuse: "He didn't want to go to jail, because he wanted to go to prom." Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Police say that Michael Adams, 24, wandered drunkenly wandered into a neighbor's home, took off his clothes and took a shower. When police arrived and told him he was not in the right house, he said he really thought he was. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: It's not the car break-ins of these two suspected criminals that make them some newsworthy. Rather, their bizarre tattoos -- and mugshots -- caught the attention of local press in Missouri and Illinois. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: A mother in Missouri said she only beat a man with a baseball bat because he was her son's heroin dealer -- and he was contributing to his terrible addiction. A jury, it seems, still thought she committed a crime. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Parents of a young children on a long flight were concerned about the contents of the movie Alex Cross and asked that their screens be closed. How did that request lead to an incident involving local cops and the FBI? Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Missouri gun instructor Donald Crangle was caught allegedly lying on official concealed-carry permit documents, making up training hours and more. His arrest has put thousands of permits in jeopardy. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: One Missouri city is facing a lawsuit for its practice of ticketing drivers who flash their headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps...and other dangers. Civil rights groups say it's a First Amendment violation. And the fines are really expensive. Riverfront Times has the story. 
