October 21, 2005

Idiot, Sports-Loving Criminal

WTMJ's John Jagler found a moron who like Larry Bird way too much:

A fan of the Hick from French Lick reached a plea agreement with prosecutors for a crime spree that included robbery and shooting a gun with intent to kill. The deal was 30-years in prison. He said no. Not because it was too long.. but too short. James Torpy asked for, and was given 33-years. The reason?? He wanted to match Bird's jersey number, 33. "He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey," Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott told reporters. "We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be. "I've never seen anything like this in 26 years in the courthouse. But I know the (district attorney) is happy about it." I hope Larry Bird lover and WTMJ sales representative Tom Hecker is never charged with a crime.