|
Post by Belle on Aug 30, 2010 8:23:55 GMT -6
SONORA, Calif. - A 70-year-old yard sale shopper is facing charges after things apparently got a bit out of hand at a yard sale. Tuolumne County authorities said Jon Joslin was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly hit another man over the head with a cornbread pan at the sale Friday. A sheriff's spokesman said Joslin hit the fellow shopper with a five-pound, cast iron pan to prevent him from getting to the sale first. It seems the two men arrived early at the yard sale and were walking up a long driveway when investigators said Joslin first attempted to trip 64-year-old Joseph Brown. Brown suffered a head laceration but refused medical treatment. It was not known if Joslin had retained an attorney. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100829/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_yard_sale_altercation
|
|
|
Post by springschick on Aug 30, 2010 12:19:05 GMT -6
And I thought little old ladies at nickel slot machines were bad!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2010 13:36:50 GMT -6
I have seen fist fights break out over yard sale items....people sometimes get testy about the darndest things.
(yard sale junkie, here)
|
|
|
Post by Sauerkraut on Aug 31, 2010 8:54:01 GMT -6
Reminds me of that old song "El-Kabong" where the guy goes around clunking people on the head with a gittar. Outch~ I think it's from an old 1950's cartoon.
|
|
|
Post by springschick on Aug 31, 2010 10:17:05 GMT -6
Yes, El Kabong was the alter ego of Quickdraw McGraw. He traveled with his sidekick Babalooey!
|
|