More Things to Worry About on Wednesday
Steven Butcher, 50, a homeless transient, was sentenced to four years in prison for being the one
responsible for a pair of California fires, and under terms of the law, he'll also be on the hook for the damage the fires did, er, $101 million, and it would really help the state's current budget crunch if Butcher could take care of that right away.
Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle
People Different From Us: Boy, 16, came home Monday afternoon with a fast-food order, but his father yelled at him for getting the order wrong, so the boy
shot his dad in the head, and when the police arrived, shot himself. (Bonus: The family is "very reclusive," said a neighbor.)
Houston Chronicle
Johnny Lindner, 48, allegedly robbed
Young's market in Bishopville, S.C., but his getaway car broke down, and he hailed a taxi to take him to "Lydia" (S.C.), but the driver didn't know how to get there and so stopped to ask directions at one of the few places open at that time of night, Young's market, where the investigating cop and the robbed clerk were just standing there when the taxi pulled up. Busted.
WIS-TV (Columbia) via FirstCoastNews.com
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