You think you got problems? You ain't got no problems. This person has problems. Lots of them. (my comments in red)
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ST. LOUIS — A woman who pleaded guilty Tuesday of possessing an unregistered live hand grenade at home in House Springs may face prison and a bill for bomb squad gear blown up while trying to disarm it.
On May 24, 2007, Jefferson County sheriff's deputies answered a call that claimed Thomas Hibdon had chased and threatened his then-wife with a sword and a spear.
Deputies said they found Hibdon carrying a military-style rifle and sheathed sword, with a loaded .40-caliber pistol in his pocket. He was pepper-sprayed in a confrontation, officials said.
A search of his home found 17 rifles and pistols and a live grenade with its safety pin secured in place with duct tape, court documents show.
By the time Hibdon was indicted in U.S. District Court here on a federal weapons charge, he had undergone a sex change overseas and assumed the name Rachel Ildeya Amratiel.
Amratiel pleaded guilty of state weapons charges in Jefferson County earlier this year and was sentenced in June to five years on probation.
On Tuesday, Amratiel, 38, pleaded guilty to a single federal felony count of possession of an unregistered grenade. (I can register my hand grenades??)
Amratiel's lawyer, Matthew Radefeld, said she disputes her now ex-wife's account of the 2007 disturbance. The lawyer said his client also challenged the legality of the discovery of the grenade, saying the wife did not have the authority to consent to the search.
If Amratiel is successful in appealing a judge's decision affirming the search, she could withdraw her plea, Radefeld said.
Radefeld also said that Amratiel thought the grenade was just an inert souvenir. Amratiel had served in the Army as Hibdon, but it was not clear where she got the grenade.
Under federal sentencing guidelines, she could face roughly two to four years in prison when sentenced in October. Radefeld said he will argue for probation
Amratiel also could be required to pay for the equipment that was damaged in detonating the grenade. When it went off, it left a crater and threw equipment 30 feet in the air, according to court documents that do not indicate where this occurred.
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Today's Claudia's birthday. Maybe I'll get her a new hand grenade!
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Happy birthday, Claudia! If Mike gives you any gifts that seem to be ticking, soak them in oil before opening.
vw: bokiesh - sort of bokie.
Happy birthday Claudia!
I laughed out loud when I read that story a couple of weeks ago.I wonder if that sword was used in the operation.
Happy Birthday Claudia!
Mike, I hope you get her something good. Grenades aren't really in fashion right now....
B - There goes her new clock!
B - Picture a Japanese chef dicing some celery. Chopchopchopchopchop. Ouchouchouchouchouch. You'll never look at a cooking show the same agian.
A - I'm going to have the grenade silver plated. It's the latest in fashion.
Wv: shysqua - An even more reclusive bigfoot.
Actually, had he gotten me a new grenade, we could have drenched it in chocolate fondue tonight. (We went to the Melting Pot in University City, Missouri.)
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