Bizarre News - February 1, 2014

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Jurors may have to see some stuff they might never be able to unsee if a defendant who's acting as his own attorney gets his way.

The South Florida man wants to introduce sex tapes and intimate photographs of himself and his wife as evidence in his criminal trial to try to prove that his marriage was real and not just undertaken for immigration purposes.

The trial of Rogerio Scotton in federal court in Fort Lauderdale has nothing to do with sex.

The Brazilian-born former professional racecar driver, who lived in Boca Raton before his arrest, is charged with 27 counts of mail fraud and two counts of lying to immigration authorities.

The 43-year-old businessman is accused of operating a multimillion dollar mail fraud.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Cow farts blamed for barn fire in Germany --*
RASDORF, Germany - Emergency responders in Germany said a barn fire was caused by flatulent cows releasing methane gas around a massaging machine. Police and firefighters said Monday they were called to a barn in Rasdorf, Hesse, to put out flames sparked when methane from the unusually flatulent cows reacted with static energy from a massaging machine designed to increase milk production, TheLocal.de reported Tuesday. One cow was treated for burns and the roof of the barn suffered damage from the flames, police said.


*-- Police: Robber accidentally shot himself in testicles --*
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police in Oregon said they arrested an alleged robber who accidentally shot himself in the testicles after wounding his victim. Portland Police said in a news release Joseph Johnson, 40, pulled a gun on neighbor Jordan Merrell in the parking lot behind the building they live in Tuesday and demanded Merrell hand over some unspecified property. Johnson allegedly shot Merrell in the leg before fleeing. Police said he shoved his gun into the waistband of his pants and accidentally shot himself in the testicles while running. A Transit Police officer spotted Johnson getting into a car later that night and he was arrested after falling to the ground while attempting to flee. Johnson, who was found to be carrying a handgun reported stolen in November, was treated for his injuries before being released for booking into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of first degree robbery, second degree assault and felon in possession of a firearm. Merrell was hospitalized with serious injures police said were not considered life threatening.


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
The woman who stole the cat was wrong. She sounds like one of the supporters of an upcoming bill in Colorado Senate. They want to make Colorado a 'No Kill' state where animals in shelters can't be put down. Sounds good, right? As the owner of three cats and a dog that I rescued, I thought it was marvelous. Until I realized that the shelters would have to feed them for the rest of their lives and it would encourage pet owners to dump their pets. The smaller shelters won't be able to stay open very long. - LadyWren

Lewis, I clicked on "Meet the Team" and of course you weren't listed. My guess is that you are in the group photo. And Steve looks like he could be Stephen King's son. - Gene
[Steve might look like King, but he can't write like King.]

You forgot the story abou the gas tanker driver who was a using a blowtorch to thaw the gauges on his truck. - David
[That sounds hot!]

Hi Lewis.. I'm a little shocked that people are supporting a statue of Satan be erected next to the 10 Commandments. People just want to start a rucus from the attention. Everyone knows there is no Satan. So there making a statue out of air, right? I'm just curious.. did the city actually allow the statue to be put there? Guess it's something with Oklahomians.. my father's side were Oklahomians and believe me, they were all quite nuts!! - Patty
[Remember that the devil in the details.]

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