Posted on 10/11/2004 4:02:48 PM PDT by missyme
EDMOND, Oklahoma (Reuters) - An Oklahoma man desperate to save his marriage by appearing like a hero to his wife ended up in police custody on suspicion of staging a crime where he hired burglars and foiled their fake robbery attempt, police said on Friday.
Trent Spencer, 27, of Edmond, north of Oklahoma City, was charged this week with the misdemeanor crime of filing a false report, said police spokeswoman Glynda Chu.
According to police, Spencer, a high school teacher, paid two students $100 each to break into his house and try to make off with a stereo.
The masked students tied his wife with duct tape and her husband was in the house just in time to foil the supposed crime, police said.
Police said Spencer attacked the two in a choreographed fight, even hitting one with a board that he had cut to break in half. The plan was going well until his wife freed herself and called police, something Spencer did not anticipate, police said.
Police rushed to the scene and eventually tracked down the fake burglars.
"It was the most bizarre hoax we've ever had," Chu said. "It's sad because he was so desperate."
What? when? that's awesome!
I have a very stupid question. How did you post this? The Post text I'm used to clicking to start a thread is gone, and I can't find anything like it.
I'm not sure what you mean The article is from Reuters...
I sing it to myself all the time (no one around me seems interested).
No I'm not getting married. I WISH no I was just thinking out loud :D Just saying that's how I would treat my husband to begin with. There are a lot of women who are married to wonderful men and they treat them like trash. Pretty sad.
What did you click to get the Post Article page? It used to be in the top right of the Browse Forum area. Now it's not.
For some reason, the "Post" option doesn't show up when you look at new threads by clicking on "Browse." Try clicking on "News/Activism" in an existing thread.
Then they don't know Mighty Mouse!
I haven't heard it on TV at all maybe it's on the Nicoledon
Channel
Aaaaah, there we are . . . thanks!
P.S. Click here, and it'll be back:
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De nada, chica.
Great! Slingsand Arrows
"HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY"
Good to see you again! I thought you left and got freeper hitched! :)
My wife would have kicked the boys' asses in short order.
Well I've been busy pursuing the vast sea of economic and educational opportunity in America :-)
Good thing I wore my super-pajamas.
And your cape too!
Well, Kerry would have somebody filming him doing it.
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