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Bobbitt must serve prison sentence
The Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 3/3/03 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 03/03/2003 9:27:52 AM PST by Willie Green

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Probation for role in theft revoked

FALLON -- John Wayne Bobbitt is headed to prison after a judge revoked his probation for a 1999 guilty plea to attempted grand larceny in Fallon.

District Court Judge Archie Blake told Bobbitt during a Friday hearing that repeated violations of the terms of his probation showed he deserved prison time.

Bobbitt, 35, and his weeping wife spent a few minutes talking before he was led from the courtroom by a sheriff's deputy.

Prison spokesman Glen Whorton said Bobbitt was being held at the Fallon jail and would be taken later this week to the medium-security Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.

Bobbitt, who gained fame in 1993 when his first wife cut off his penis, will spend from 12 to 32 months in prison. He was given credit for 117 days served in jail.

Bobbitt was sentenced to 12 to 32 months in prison and put on five years of probation in 1999 for his role in the theft of more than $140,000 in clothing from a Fallon store.

Last week, Bobbitt was convicted in Las Vegas of battering his wife. He was accused of throwing Joanna Bobbitt, 31, onto the floor and slamming his knee into her back in May, less than two months after they married.

John Bobbitt violated his probation by living with his wife after an October agreement with Blake not to do so, prosecutors said. John Bobbitt was on house arrest at the time.

He told Blake that he moved after being evicted from his home in Las Vegas, where he had been a moving-company worker for the past three years.

"Well, me and my wife were not financially able to live separately," he said. "Me and my wife love each other very much, and I want to resolve the issues."

But Churchill County prosecutor Will Mattly urged the judge to revoke probation.

"The basic thing is that he has refused to follow the orders of this court several times," Mattly said. "He refused to remain away from his wife when he agreed to do that."

After Blake revoked his probation, John Bobbitt turned to Mattly and said: "You've ruined my life."

He worked at a brothel, as a bartender and a tow truck driver since moving from Virginia to Nevada after surgery to reattach his penis.

His first wife, Lorena, was found innocent by reason of insanity in the assault. She argued that he abused her.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: johnwaynebobbitt

1 posted on 03/03/2003 9:27:53 AM PST by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
Will his schvantz accompany him to prison?
2 posted on 03/03/2003 9:30:20 AM PST by ken5050
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To: Willie Green
"You've ruined my life."

Why is it that erring humans tend to blame others?

Personal responsibility is seldom a self learned virtue.

3 posted on 03/03/2003 9:37:15 AM PST by thinktwice
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To: Willie Green
Gonna serve "hard time huh?"
4 posted on 03/03/2003 9:37:36 AM PST by Uncle George
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To: Willie Green
With good behavior, maybe his penal confinement will be cut short.
5 posted on 03/03/2003 9:42:51 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
.....maybe his penal confinement will be cut short.

LOL!

What a putz!

6 posted on 03/03/2003 9:49:22 AM PST by expatpat
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To: Willie Green
It won't be long now.
7 posted on 03/03/2003 10:06:43 AM PST by WSGilcrest (R)
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To: Willie Green
He worked at a brothel, as a bartender and a tow truck driver since moving from Virginia to Nevada after surgery to reattach his penis.

And let's not forget his memorable porn flick, Frankenpenis.

You would think the residuals off of that would keep him in cash. I guess you just never know.

8 posted on 03/03/2003 10:52:45 AM PST by Cable225
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To: Willie Green
This guy has problems.
9 posted on 03/03/2003 11:00:27 AM PST by Cicero
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