Man Who Used Vaccum Part As Gun Sentenced

Yahoo news ^ | Mon May 16, 6:38 PM ET | Associated Press

[martin_fierro]

Man Who Used Vaccum Part As Gun Sentenced

Mon May 16, 6:38 PM ET

MUNCIE, Ind. - A man who pretended a vacuum cleaner attachment was a gun during two robberies last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Michael Shewman, 24, admitted to robbing a Village Pantry and Mutual Federal Savings Bank in July 2004, authorities said.

Delaware County Circuit Court Judge John Feick last week sentenced Shewman to two 20-year sentences, which will be served at the same time. Shewman had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery.

The Muncie man told Feick the robberies had excited him.

In 1999, Shewman was convicted of three robberies in Delaware, Kosciusko and Wabash counties, where he used a knife, authorities said.

[martin_fierro]

[martin_fierro]

Nature abhors a vacuum.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

I'm NOT going to say "sucks to be him" I'm NOT going to say "sucks to be him" I'm.....

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Where's a J. Edgar HOOVER when you need one?

[D-fendr]

The Muncie man told (Judge) Feick the robberies had excited him.

Seems his vacuum had two attachments...

[Rockingham]

Getting sent up for robbery with a vacuum cleaner attachment is going to be hard to explain to your new colleagues on D Block.

[null and void]

Dang! Only four posts and my best lines are already taken!

[C210N]

All the pantry/bank-teller folks had to do was pull the guys cord from the wall.... and render him harmless.

[TADSLOS]

[thoughtomator]

They can have my vacuum cleaner when they pry it from my nice, clean floor.

[Thinkin' Gal]

The Muncie man told Feick the robberies had excited him.

Must have been using a Mega Maid attachment.

[martin_fierro]

sentenced Shewman to two 20-year sentences, which will be served at the same time.

Shewman is soooo hosed.

[spinestein]

When vacuums are outlawed, only outlaws will have vacuums.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Negative pressure in Shewman's bank account resulted in his procuring a weapon capable of siphoning funds out of deeper pockets.

Other reports indicated that the police had to dust for fingerprints and clean up muddy footprints tracked all over the house...so anyone who claims this guy was maid for a life of crime would be making a vacuous attack.

[LibertarianInExile]

If it makes you feel any better, you could try vacuum cleaner brands. But then I bet people would say Eureka desperation. Oreckon not, don't want to make a Royal ass of yourself.

Freeper Freepun' Ping!

BTW, Blurblogger (or anyone else interested), did you want on the list? I thought you were on it and come to find out you ain't.

[Frank_2001]

That has to rank among the stupidest statements ever made to a judge by a defendant;)

[LibertarianInExile]

"Shewman is soooo hosed."

Oh, I doubt that. I bet he's mighty good at suckin' up to the parole board.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"BTW, Blurblogger (or anyone else interested), did you want on the list? I thought you were on it and come to find out you ain't."

I didn't ask to be on the ping list, as I was TRYING to show some self-control, Jim Robinson says FR is addictive....argh, I'm hooked! Yes, ping list--please! ;^)

[jeremiah]

People get 7 years for murder, 18 months for child molesting, and 5 years for violent rape. Why in the hell do I think this man is poor and black?

[LibertarianInExile]

BWA HA HA...sucked another one in! It's funny how you get attached to something like this. :)

Yer on the list. You poor bastard, ya.

BTW, for those of you who are interested, I've posted some rules of pun appreciation to my freeper homepage. Don't forget to ping the whole crowd if you find a topic that seems attractive.