A Florida teacher was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student after he posted about his relationship on a social networking site.
Allen James Guerin, 28, was arrested on one count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. The teacher and student began a sexual relationship in January, during the time Guerin’s wife was giving birth to their first child.
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Guerin wrote on his MySpace page that he was falling in love with the girl, but called off the relationship last week after his wife discovered the message, authorities said.
“I do not understand why highly educated schoolteachers continue to engage in sexual relationships with the students,” said Polk Sheriff Grady Judd.
Twisting arms and flexing muscle
If you’re a marijuana activist campaigning to legalize pot, it’s probably not a good strategy to lobby lawmakers by threatening to “go postal.”
In an obscenity-laced e-mail, 28-year-old Dominic Vita, of Connecticut, used the politically incorrect term to threaten to harm a state lawmaker. Vita was charged with disorderly conduct.
Those in glass houses …
A 23-year-old man from Georgia was charged with throwing rocks at a deputy sheriff’s patrol car.
According to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the man tossed several stones at the deputy’s vehicle, striking the headlight, the hood and the windshield. The deputy said he was forced to swerve and damaged the car.
The man apologized and said he was just trying to get the driver’s attention so he could get a ride.
The cop obliged, and drove him to the station for booking.
Look before you leak
Two men urinating on a car in Pullman, Wash., were surprised when the car owner got out of the vehicle swinging a golf club.
One of the urinators suffered a broken arm and was sent to the hospital. Although urinating in public is a crime, the two men will probably not be cited, authorities said. Police were trying to locate the car owner.
His rap name was Lil B.B.?
A 21-year-old aspiring rapper robbed a Florida convenience store with a BB gun to help his career, Gainesville police said.
Steven Gilmore Jr. shot the clerk with a BB gun during the robbery to gain “street credibility,” police said. A 16-year-old accomplice was also arrested.
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A Florida man speeding in a stolen minivan was caught when someone called a “How’s My Driving?” phone number to complain.
A few hours after a minivan was ripped off the lot of the Manatee County water plant, it was seen speeding down the highway.
Someone spotted the van with the customer service number on its bumper sticker and called the number. Sheriff’s deputies captured the van thief after he was clocked driving more than 100 mph.
