Posted on 03/12/2011 7:57:22 PM PST by doug from upland
Police: Man Held 2 At Knifepoint Over 'American Idol' Hotel Guest Wanted Co-Workers To Change Channel
POSTED: Thursday, March 10, 2011 UPDATED: 1:17 pm EST March 10, 2011
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of Barran Prakash
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A hotel guest held two co-workers who he was staying with at knifepoint when they refused to change the TV channel to "American Idol," Neptune Beach police said.
Barran Prakash, 47, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was talking to his wife on the phone while he was preparing a meal when his wife told him the show was on TV, according to police.
Prakash then told his co-workers he wanted to change the channel, but they refused, which incited a heated argument, police said.
Police were called to the Days Inn in the 1400 block of Atlantic Boulevard just before 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Police said when they arrived, they found Prakash in the hallway outside the room the three men were staying in, and they ordered him to the ground, but he refused. The officer said he performed a leg sweep to take Prakash down and place him into custody.
Police said while the victims, Michael Pooran and Sean Huggins, were arguing with Prakash, Prakash grabbed a large butcher knife and held it to Huggins' throat.
Pooran told police he intervened and was able to take the knife from Prakash, when Prakash attacked him, police said.
Police said they found the knife in the trashcan in the room.
The victims told police they thought Prakash was going to kill them.
Prakash is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. He was being held in the Duval County Jail.
"American Idol" was not on TV on Tuesday night.
ping
He was just changing channels Americans aren’t willing to change.
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LOL! If he was on SJ’s ping list, he would have known it was the wrong night.
Soooo, was his wife watching a tape of the show, or was she lying?
“...prat...”
More illegal alien third world crime.
Soooo, was his wife watching a tape of the show, or was she lying?
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While being dragged away he was heard to exclaim “The byatch set me up- - she knew it wasn’t on”.
LOL!
“Honey, I forgot about the time zone difference - never mind.”
I believe AI was on 3 nights that one week, T, W and TH. So, this is probably correct.
"American Idol" was not on TV on Tuesday night.
LMAO!!
"Go Jacob!"
This should be part of your next thread. :)
I’m thinking about it, LOL
jonny—you better change the channel—or else!
;)
My tagline last week was, "Sweep the leg!" Tagline foreshadowing? I'm going to try it again.
LOL! Whoopsie!
You’re the first person I thought of when I saw that he did a leg sweep! ROFL!
She probably forgot that it wasn’t going to be on Tuesday because they are down to the final 13 now. lol
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