Murderer Gets Three Extra Years For Passing Out Cheese Sandwiches In Jail

[matcom]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A man serving a life sentence for murder was sentenced to three additional years in prison for passing out cheese sandwiches while in jail.

Douglas Eugene Wilson, 45, pleaded guilty Monday to possession of contraband and was sentenced by District Judge Thomas Kane.

Prosecutors said Wilson had the sandwiches while in jail awaiting trial on the murder charge and he tried to give them to other inmates, which is a violation of jail rules.

A sheriff's deputy testified at a hearing in May that they warned Wilson not to pass food to other inmate then shocked him with a stun gun when he ignored them.

Wilson was tackled and handcuffed after he reportedly charged a deputy. Second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault charges against Wilson were dropped in exchange for the contraband guilty plea.

"Why are the taxpayers paying the judiciary to hold this hearing on some contraband sandwiches?" he said in a telephone interview with the Gazette of Colorado Springs. "Taxpayers want to know where their money is going -- there it is."

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[sniffa]

1. did the sandwiches have apparitions on them?

if so, then he deserves it

[XNASA]

2. What kind of cheese?

Because if it was Camembert, then he deserved at least 5 extra years.

[sui generis]

3. law gone wrong

he's a murderer but let's get real here; three years for a cheese sandwich. It could happen to someone in jail on a dui or a dope charge.

I am so proud to be an American some days.

[LynzM]

4. Yeah, really.

I mean, when you're already doing life, what difference does 3 years really make?

[LiberalEsto]

5. This gives a whole new meaning

to the old movie slang term, "Cheese it! The cops!"

[atommom]

6. Now that's just ridiculous. Granted, 3 more years won't matter much

to him, but what was the point of charging the taxpayers for a hearing about giving away sandwiches? It's not like he was handing out copies of the Koran or something .... :eyes: (If he had been, they would have sent him to Gitmo, no doubt.)

[underpants]

7. He shouldn't have cut them into the shape of a gun or a saw

That is ridiculous

[DS1]

8. I said DROP THE CHOLLUPA! wait, wrong century

:eyes:

[THUNDER HANDS]

9. hey, this guy passed out tater tots

[matcom]

10. SNARF!!

:thumbsup: MR

[Orsino]

11. We cannot wait for the smoking gun...

...to come in the form of a swiss on rye. You are either with us or against us.