Dumb but true crime - probation becomes six months

Northeast of Fort Worth, James Franklin, panicked when hearing the prosecution push for a life sentence on a drug case, even though advised by his defense attorney he had a shot at probation, "went to the bathroom."

Whilst he was escaping the Wise County courthouse, the jury sentenced him to $1,000 fine and six years in prison, which they recommended be probated.

Well, after he was corralled again, some time and a Taser shot later, the judge gave him 180 days in the cooler as part of his probation, and, of course, he faces the escape charge.