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  • Woman Appears In Court For Eating Candy At Metro Station

    10/08/2004 9:39:18 AM PDT · by skyman · 173 replies · 3,006+ views
    nbc4.com ^ | 10/8/04 | AP
    WASHINGTON -- A woman from Bowie, Md., who was arrested for eating a candy bar at a Metro station, had her day in court Thursday, but it was a brief visit. Stephanie Willett claims she was frisked under her shirt, handcuffed and held for three hours after a Metro transit officer confronted her for eating a candy bar on the escalator. Transit police claim Willett was "belligerent." In court Thursday, Willett tried to tell a judge what happened that day, but she was cut off after a few minutes. The judge told Willett her case is over and that it...