By Sarah August ‘07 News Associate Editor
Willimantic, CT Javier Rodriguez, 28, sent bomb threats to 45 Connecticut courthouses last Friday because he could not get a ride to court for motor vehicle charges.
Memphis, TN A woman was arrested last weekend for hiring a hit man to kill four men with the intention of robbing them of a slab of queso fresco cheese that she thought was cocaine.
Cedar Rapids, IA A 32-year-old man convicted of drug trafficking claimed that he was too obese to serve time in prison. The man, who weighs 574 pounds, was sentenced to 14 years behind bars for his part in a cocaine trafficking ring.
Astoria, OR A judge has ruled that a local entrepreneur can’t call her coffee shop “Sambuck’s”, saying that it violates the trademark of the coffee giant Starbucks. The entrepreneur, Samantha Buck, is weighing an appeal.
