Man accused of attempted murder in wedgie case
LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. ? A man accused of trying to kill a friend for giving him a "wedgie" during a Phish concert will stand trial for attempted first-degree murder, a judge ruled last week.
Eric Kassoway, 19, was reveling at a concert last year when he decided to sneak up behind his friend, Daniel Strouss, and yank up his underwear. Apparently it must have hurt, because Strouss, 19, held a grudge for months. So much so, that on the night of June 12, he drove to Kassoway's home and shot him in the arm and leg. Kassoway nearly died from loss of blood.
Strouss' attorney does not dispute the prosecution's version of events and said that Strouss is undergoing therapy.
A jury trial has been scheduled for Oct. 21, according to the Bucks County court clerk.
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New Jersey: "The problem was that we couldn't handcuff Mr Shallo because he didn't have any hands," Plainfield Police Chief Edward Santiago told reporters in New Jersey. "So we just put him on the back seat of the car and hoped he wouldn't be able to get out. The incident has certainly shown us that officers shouldn't underestimate handicapped people because they can be far more resourceful than you'd ever expect." Ernest Vincent Shallo, a 30-year-old multiple amputee from Piscataway, had escaped from an unmarked police car after being arrested for drug possession. "He has no hands or forearms and only one leg, so we couldn't restrain him in the normal way," the Police Chief said. "We thought he was helpless, but when our backs were turned he slid over to the passenger-side door, used his appendages to open it, and hopped away real fast. We pursued him but he hopped over several fences and somehow escaped on a bicycle. We couldn't believe it. He can pedal with only one foot and without touching the handlebars. I think the guy must have worked for a circus at some time." Shallo's neighbour confirmed the story. "Ernie rides a bike every day, though he can't use the brakes. I've even seen him carry washing machines on his back while on the bike. He fixed my lawnmower once. They say he can set his farts alight. I wouldn't put anything past him."
(Source: The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey)
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After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver
found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting
from Harare to Beltway had escaped. Not wanting to admit his
incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone
waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the
mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable
and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3
days.
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A thief burst into a Florida bank one day wearing a ski mask and
carrying a gun. Aiming his gun at the guard, the thief yelled,
"FREEZE, MOTHER-STICKERS, THIS IS A F _ _ _-UP!" For a moment,
everyone was silent. Then the snickers started. The guard completely
lost it and doubled over laughing. It probably saved his life, because
he'd been about to draw his gun. He couldn't have drawn and fired
before the thief got him. The thief ran away and is still at large. In
memory of the event, the bank later put a plaque on the wall engraved
"Freeze, mother-stickers, this is a fxxk-up!"
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LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. ? A man accused of trying to kill a friend for giving him a "wedgie" during a Phish concert will stand trial for attempted first-degree murder, a judge ruled last week.
Eric Kassoway, 19, was reveling at a concert last year when he decided to sneak up behind his friend, Daniel Strouss, and yank up his underwear. Apparently it must have hurt, because Strouss, 19, held a grudge for months. So much so, that on the night of June 12, he drove to Kassoway's home and shot him in the arm and leg. Kassoway nearly died from loss of blood.
Strouss' attorney does not dispute the prosecution's version of events and said that Strouss is undergoing therapy.
A jury trial has been scheduled for Oct. 21, according to the Bucks County court clerk.
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New Jersey: "The problem was that we couldn't handcuff Mr Shallo because he didn't have any hands," Plainfield Police Chief Edward Santiago told reporters in New Jersey. "So we just put him on the back seat of the car and hoped he wouldn't be able to get out. The incident has certainly shown us that officers shouldn't underestimate handicapped people because they can be far more resourceful than you'd ever expect." Ernest Vincent Shallo, a 30-year-old multiple amputee from Piscataway, had escaped from an unmarked police car after being arrested for drug possession. "He has no hands or forearms and only one leg, so we couldn't restrain him in the normal way," the Police Chief said. "We thought he was helpless, but when our backs were turned he slid over to the passenger-side door, used his appendages to open it, and hopped away real fast. We pursued him but he hopped over several fences and somehow escaped on a bicycle. We couldn't believe it. He can pedal with only one foot and without touching the handlebars. I think the guy must have worked for a circus at some time." Shallo's neighbour confirmed the story. "Ernie rides a bike every day, though he can't use the brakes. I've even seen him carry washing machines on his back while on the bike. He fixed my lawnmower once. They say he can set his farts alight. I wouldn't put anything past him."
(Source: The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey)
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After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver
found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting
from Harare to Beltway had escaped. Not wanting to admit his
incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone
waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the
mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable
and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3
days.
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A thief burst into a Florida bank one day wearing a ski mask and
carrying a gun. Aiming his gun at the guard, the thief yelled,
"FREEZE, MOTHER-STICKERS, THIS IS A F _ _ _-UP!" For a moment,
everyone was silent. Then the snickers started. The guard completely
lost it and doubled over laughing. It probably saved his life, because
he'd been about to draw his gun. He couldn't have drawn and fired
before the thief got him. The thief ran away and is still at large. In
memory of the event, the bank later put a plaque on the wall engraved
"Freeze, mother-stickers, this is a fxxk-up!"
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