Weird but true
A Maryland attorney beat a speeding ticket by arguing the “letter” of the law.
James Liskow got a ticket generated by a traffic camera in Montgomery County.
But when he received the notice in the mail, it had a typo. A court agreed with Liskow’s argument that the ticket was invalid, and tossed the violation.
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A Florida teacher allegedly coughed up evidence of his own drug use — thanks to a Taser.
Bradley Gummow, 33, was pulled over for a traffic stop in Bartow, Fla., and cops saw a plastic bag in his mouth. When he refused to remove it, they zapped him. He allegedly spit out 4.7 grams of pot and was arrested.
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This alligator bit off more than it could chew.
A sheriff’s deputy in Alachua County, Fla., responded to calls about the gator in a back yard, and the reptile attacked — the cop’s car.
It locked its jaws on the front bumper and didn’t let go until the deputy put the car in reverse.
The creature was then removed by a trapper.
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A South Carolina man ran out of gas, then bought a winning lottery ticket.
The man was driving in to Abbeville to get a haircut before his car gave out. He walked into town and stopped in at Rosenberg’s Spirits and purchased the winning $200,000 scratch-off.
A Rosenberg’s employee said the lottery winner is a regular, but added: “If he hadn’t run out of gas, he would have been here earlier and might not have got the winning ticket.”
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These guys are lucky they weren’t shot.
Gary Felts, 46, and Stephen Lee, 44, were arrested in Pittsburgh for allegedly trying steal a pair of massive elk antlers valued at more than $500,000.
They tried to make off with the antlers, which were being used to decorate the hall hosting the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

