Stupid criminal of the week

Is Binghamton some sort of nexus for goofy news stories in New York state? First there was the guy who slathered his hotel room in Vaseline. Then there was the kid who put a hunk of sheep's brain in the school cafeteria salad. And let's not forget the fuss over the penis snow sculpture. Now there is this:

Man nabbed with pot after not buckling up driving from jail
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A visit to a relative in an upstate jail lands a Binghamton man right back behind bars -- this time as an inmate.

Authorities say 21-year-old Knud Knight's trouble started when a sheriff's deputy noticed he wasn't buckled up as he left the Broome County Jail parking lot.

The deputy pulled Knight over. He admitted he didn't have a driver's license. Then, police say, he fled on foot.

When deputies caught up with Knight, they found he had some marijuana on him.

Knight wound up being charged with driving without a license, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana -- and not wearing a seat belt.

He's being held at the jail on a thousand dollars bail.


(Bob Joseph, WNBF, Binghamton)

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