Patrick Swann, 19, of Glen Burnie, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree assault in exchange for a suspended sentence. He admitted in county Circuit Court in Annapolis that he put a firecracker inside a cigarette last April and gave it to a female friend to smoke.
"It exploded in her face," said Assistant State's Attorney Crighton Chase, who argued that Swann should receive punishment within state sentencing guidelines of probation to 18 months. He said it loosened a...
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What a Knucklehead... - 2010-07-14 13:53:50
So, he wants to join the military to straighten his life out, eh?
Well, lets see, he thought it was a good idea to put an explosive in a cigarette an give it to someone to use...
he had a PBJ from a drug charge last year...
and he apparently just got beat up by a girl...
I think it is a safe bet the military will not want this guy.
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Well...... - 2010-07-14 11:06:39
I guess she will think twice before bumming a cigarette again!
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