Another day, another food-related crime.
(Insert Dragnet music here)
I’ll lead with this quote from the end of an article I read in the Fond Du Lac Reporter, via obscurestore.com: Officers reported that both husband and wife appeared intoxicated.
It seems that a 48-year-old woman was charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor battery because she went after her husband with some tomatoes and a knife (at least that’s what he says. She claims he fell off a lawn chair while drunk).
The article continues, She was ordered to stay out of taverns and possess no weapons.
According to police and news reports, the victim said his wife had him on the floor and repeatedly hit him and possibly stabbed him with a knife as she made slashing motions at him, he told authorities. (The victim) said he begged his wife not to kill him and was struck in the face with large numbers of tomatoes, the complaint stated. Sheriff’s officers reported tomatoes were crushed “everywhere” in the residence.
The wife alleges that her husband was ticked off because a drink she made him wasn’t strong enough, and that he started the fight by calling her names and hitting her in the face, according to the complaint.
If convicted of all charges, the wife faces maximum penalties of more than 13 years in prison and $36,000 in fines.
I completely understand this situation. First of all, when the tomatoes ripen (all at once), and you have zillions of tomatoes to eat before they spoil, frustration is high and tempers short. Second, how many people really know how to make a good Bloody Mary? Finally, give the people of WI a break — they are still in shock over losing Favre to the Jets. The police mugshot probably would have shown her wearing a Packer jersey.