Thursday, June 21, 2007

Well, it Worked for Two Years

Thanks to John Stickney for the link.

Lion disguise didn't fool U.S. Marshals - cleveland.com: "Solon -- U.S. Marshals bagged a lion Wednesday and hauled him to jail.

OK, it wasn't a real lion, but a man wearing a furry costume with a long tail: James Wagner, 39, of Canonsburg, Pa.

Wagner has been running from the law for more than two years, marshals say. He was wanted on charges of raping and impregnating a girl in Pennsylvania.

Marshals in Pennsylvania received a tip that Wagner was working at a cell phone store on Ohio 91 in Solon. They heard that his job there was to stand outside the store wearing a lion suit to lure people inside.

About 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, marshals drove to the store in a car. Sure enough, a lion enthusiastically waved them over.

The marshals jumped out of their car and struggled with the lion, until one marshal grabbed the tail."

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