Odd News – Newsletter for April 22, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Utah woman sentenced in hammer attack on husband after blindfolding him, promising a surprise
Utah woman sentenced in ’surprise’ hammer beating
SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah woman has been sentenced to 30 days at home with an ankle monitor for blindfolding her husband and promising him a surprise before hitting him in the head with a hammer three years ago.
Amy Teresa Ricks also was sentenced to probation and community … Read : Utah woman sentenced in hammer attack on husband after blindfolding him, promising a surprise.
Ark. family members make mistake of sampling gar eggs, become violently ill from toxin
Ark. family learns the hard way gar eggs are toxic
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – Take it from Darwin Aaron and his family in Cleburne County: gar eggs are poisonous. Tiffany Aaron said her husband, Darwin, and brother-in-law, Russell Aaron, took a long-nosed gar while spearfishing at Greers Ferry Lake on April 5. Gar meat is edible, … Original article on : Ark. family members make mistake of sampling gar eggs, become violently ill from toxin.
Pakistan’s army chief visits tribal area after jets mistakenly bomb tribesmen last week
PAKISTAN, BAJAUR: Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Wednesday visited Bajuar Agency and highly commended the efforts and sacrifices of tribal people and their elders in flushing out militants and help establish Government’s writ. He arrived here to appraise himself about the latest security situation in the area.
Corps Commander Peshawar, Lt. General …. Original source : Pakistan’s army chief visits tribal area after jets mistakenly bomb tribesmen last week.
Fake IRS agent sentenced to probation, ordered to pay Calif. hotel $55,000
Fake IRS agent ordered to pay hotel $55,000
NOVATO, Calif. – A woman accused of accruing thousands of dollars in bills at a Marin County hotel while pretending to be an IRS agent has been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $55,000 to the hotel owners. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in [..] Read the original article: here.
Store employee punched in the mouth after confronting a customer over his body odor
Worker punched after confronting man about odor
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Police said a Cost Cutter store employee was punched in the mouth after he confronted a customer about his body odor. Police spokesman Mark Young told The Bellingham Herald that police went to the store after a report of a fight and found employees holding down …. Source article : Store employee punched in the mouth after confronting a customer over his body odor.